Reporting, analysis and perspective from the politics desk.
The French forward’s joke about China’s former leader led to condemnation in Chinese media, the loss of several sponsorships and a formal protest from the China Football Association.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in Khon Kaen reports a sharp rise in rescued leopard cat kittens, attributing the increase to habitat loss and agricultural burning, and outlines its rehabilitation and soft‑release program.
A procedure that fractures lower ribs and binds them in a corset for three months is being marketed in several countries, prompting mixed reactions from patients and surgeons.
Donald Trump Jr. went on a hunting trip in Mongolia with a Kremlin-linked Russian businessman who helped bankroll his wedding.
Kylian Mbappé apologises for comments about Mao Zedong, sparking backlash in China.
Finnish and Norwegian leaders spoke with Putin by phone about ending war in Ukraine, following a meeting in Oslo between Trump's special envoy and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
French government concessions to students have been described as 'tactically shrewd' but may create new problems, according to a professor at University College Cork.
Scotland's recycling rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
Iraqi court sentences six French nationals to life for IS group membership
As Israelis head to the polls, the mixed Jewish-Arab town of Lod remains a symbol of fragile coexistence.
