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Latest Epstein file dump rocks UK royals, politics
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON — Britain's former prince Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and a former UK ambassador to Washington were on Monday thrust back into the eye of the Jeffrey Epstein storm, as shocking emails with the late sex offender rocked political and royal circles.
French court jails one in Brigitte Macron cyber-bullying trial
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» PARIS - A Paris court Monday sentenced 10 people accused of cyber-bullying President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte by spreading false information about her gender and insinuations related to the age difference between the first couple.
Ten people to stand trial over online harassment of French first lady
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» PARIS - Ten people go on trial in Paris on Monday for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case sparked by unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady for years by some in France and beyond.
French surgeon gets maximum term for abusing hundreds of children
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» VANNES, France - A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades.
Clerical sex abuse: Pope Francis's thorniest challenge
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis took over in 2013, the Catholic Church was embroiled in a global scandal over child sex abuse by priests, and the institution's attempts to cover it up.
Malaysian lawmakers approve broader internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2024
» Malaysian lawmakers have voted in favour of broadening the government’s control over the internet, unmoved by criticism that the law risks suppressing dissent and free speech.
Pope winds up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass
AFP, Published on 06/08/2023
» LISBON: Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass before a huge crowd on Sunday at a riverside park near Lisbon to wrap up an international jamboree of Catholic youth.
Pope arrives in Portugal for global Catholic festival
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» LISBON - Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon on Wednesday to gather with a million youngsters from across the world at a major Catholic festival, held as the Church reflects on its future.
Italian MPs back surrogacy ban on couples going abroad
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» ROME - Italian lawmakers on Wednesday backed a bill to extend the country's ban on surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, sparking warnings the move was unconstitutional and would damage children's rights.
Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» BELGRADE - As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social media, triggering extreme online responses, including incitements to violence.