Ex-police chief serving time for murder and rape escapes Arkansas prison

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on December 18, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP France’s highest appeals court on Wednesday, December 18, confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a… Read Details ⇢

A mental health worker who is working to give psychological first aid in the south of Gaza has spoken to FRANCE 24 from there about the horrors of what is happening in the region, and how she and her colleagues go about trying to help. Zahra Legris is Mental Health… Read Details ⇢

Sarah Michelle Gellar blames changes in societal values for the decline of long-lasting relationships. In September, the 47-year-old actress and Freddie Prinze Jr., 48, who share two children, celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary. During an interview with Fox News Digital, alongside her “Dexter: Original Sin” co-star Patrick Gibson, Gellar reflected… Read Details ⇢

We’re used to seeing the 2D side of The Powerpuff Girls as simple chibis, but what if you add some definition and even more character to them? That’s what Gbodi Ahmadu did in his concept art and Andrea Buitrago completed in her 3D take. Even if you have never seen… Read Details ⇢

As Israel’s war on Gaza rages and Israeli attacks on people in the occupied West Bank continue, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem are fighting a different battle – quieter, they say, but no less existential. One of the oldest communities in Jerusalem, the Armenians have lived in… Read Details ⇢

NetEase has announced that Marvel Rivals has reached 20 million players The milestone was achieved within two weeks of the game’s launch Players will be able to obtain a free keepsake spray on December 20 to commemorate the milestone Marvel Rivals has officially hit 20 million players within its first… Read Details ⇢

South Africa’s economy is expected to improve over the next five years as the government of national unity (GNU) continues implementing reforms, particularly in Eskom and Transnet. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images) South Africa’s economy is expected to improve over the next five years as the government of national unity… Read Details ⇢

Loading pallets of water for Mayotte from Saint-Denis, La Réunion, on December 17, 2024. ADRIENNE SURPRENANT / AP “Help must arrive quickly.” Speaking from Petite-Terre, the smaller island in the French overseas territory of Mayotte that was devastated by Cyclone Chido, with winds measured at 226 km/h, Youssouf Bacar was… Read Details ⇢

The Biden administration, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 16 Palestinians overnight. There is a “growing optimism” for a ceasefire in Gaza says FRANCE… Read Details ⇢