Last collective-run Paris cinema saved
The last Paris cinema run by a collective has been saved from closure with the help of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, as supporters announced Wednesday they had raised the funds to buy it.
Read moreFrench court sentences man over Banksy stencil theft
A French court Wednesday handed a man a two-year suspended jail sentence for using a bucket truck to steal a Banksy stencil from the back of a parking sign in Paris.
Read moreN.Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defence agreement on Wednesday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.
Read moreStonehenge monument sprayed orange in UK climate protest
UK police arrested two people on Wednesday after environmental activists sprayed an orange substance on Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO world heritage site in southwest England.
Read moreS. Korea's Supreme Court dismisses doctors' bid to halt reforms
South Korea's highest court rejected on Wednesday a request by medical students and doctors to halt a government plan to train more physicians, while senior medics have joined a months-long strike.
Read moreDefying Lula, Brazil's Congress advances conservative agenda
Brazil's majority conservative Congress has scored a series of victories in recent weeks, advancing bills on touchy cultural battles like abortion, traditional family values and gun use.
Read moreAre Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on the brink of war?
An escalating cross-border tit-for-tat between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raised fears Wednesday of a full-blown war, but experts are divided on the prospect of a wider conflict.
Read moreUS billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
Read moreRussia says awaits US response to prisoner swap proposals
Russia said Wednesday it had presented its ideas for a prisoner swap to the United States and was waiting for a response, days before it was set to put US reporter Evan Gershkovich on trial.
Read moreSouth African-born France lock Le Roux hangs up boots
Racing 92's South African-born lock Bernard Le Roux has hung up his boots after 21 months out with injury.
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