France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks.
Read moreScholz mourns 5 killed, hundreds wounded in Christmas market attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday visited the site of a car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200 as he called for unity while condemning the "terrible catastrophe".
Read moreSki great Vonn finishes 14th on World Cup return
US ski legend Lindsey Vonn made an impressive return to competitive action almost six years after her last race finishing 14th in the women's World Cup super-G in St Moritz on Saturday.
Read moreScholz visits site of deadly Christmas market attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday visited the site of a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that shocked the nation, to pay tribute to the victims.
Read moreHeavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight "fight of the century" on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters' place in history on the line.
Read moreDrone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier
Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.
Read moreFormer England winger Eastham dies aged 88
George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88, his former club Stoke City announced on their website on Saturday.
Read moreYemen rebels strike Israel's Tel Aviv in pre-dawn missile attack
A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels struck Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack within days.
Read moreGermany in shock after new deadly Christmas market attack
Germany reeled Saturday from the shock of a new deadly attack on a crowded Christmas market where Chancellor Olaf Scholz was to visit the scene of the carnage.
Read morePakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers
The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.
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