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France announces start of 'normalisation' process with Azerbaijan

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Romanian men jailed over London stabbing of Iranian TV presenter

Iran International, a private broadcaster based in a heavily secured building in west London, was labelled a "terrorist" organisation by Tehran in 2022 along with the BBC's Persian-language channel.

Culture news

Thailand’s ‘Michael Jackson’ jailed over fatal drunk-driving crash

A criminal court in Bangkok has sentenced Manasawin Nantasen, known as Tik Shiro, to two years in prison for "drunk driving resulting in loss of life".

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Norway crown princess' son sentenced to four years in prison for rape

Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon.

Culture news

Cannes winner Jafar Panahi now faces prison and travel ban from Iran

On Sunday, Mostafa Nili, lawyer for Jafar Panahi, announced that a Tehran Revolutionary Court has rejected the objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict against the prominent Iranian filmmaker.

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"Mehrzweckeier": Anti-Merz diss as youth word of the year?

'Mehrzweckeier': youth word of the year as a protest? Citizens can now vote on it officially. What began as criticism of conscription reform is now aimed at Friedrich Merz. Insult or free speech?

Europe in Motion

'Wholly unsuitable conditions': How full are Europe's prisons?

Prison populations are rising across the EU, and so are complaints. Overcrowding and violence are surging, but which countries are worst affected?

Brazil

Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup jail sentence

Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.

Europe News

Four men jailed in Germany over weapons caches linked to Hamas

The arms were to be used in attacks against locations such as the Israeli embassy in Berlin and the US military base at Ramstein in western Germany, prosecutors said.

Culture news

Chart-topping French rapper Naps sentenced to seven years for rape

The Paris court ruled there was an "absence of consent", accepting the complainant’s account that she was asleep and woke to the pain of penetration.

Bangladesh

Former PM Sheikh Hasina and UK lawmaker niece sentenced in graft case

A special court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison, and her UK lawmaker niece, Tulip Siddiq to four, over corruption charges. Hasina is accused of misusing power to illegally secure plots of land in a government project to distribute to her family.

Japan

Man who killed former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

Abe was serving as a regular lawmaker after leaving the prime minister's job when he was killed in 2022 while campaigning in the western city of Nara.

USA

Ex-CIA agent convicted of spying for Soviet Union dies in US prison

Ames had been head of the Soviet branch in the CIA's counterintelligence group and gave the Kremlin the names of dozens of Russians who were spying for the United States.

Brazil

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.

Culture news

Nicolas Sarkozy to publish prison memoir on his 20 days behind bars

That was a fast turnaround... Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to publish a book next month called “A Prisoner’s Diary”, detailing his 20 days in jail. He was released from La Santé prison on 10 November.

United Kingdom

Chinese fraudster jailed in the UK over multi-billion crypto scam

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.

United Kingdom

Mistakenly released UK prisoner turns himself to London prison staff

According to government figures, 262 prisoners were released in error in the year ending March 2025, a 128% increase on the previous 12-month period.