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The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey rose to at least 40 people Saturday, officials said. 

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday $400 million in humanitarian aid for Kyiv. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasised “the Kingdom’s position of supporting everything that will contribute to de-escalation, and the Kingdom’s readiness to continue the efforts of mediation.” Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog to catch up on the day’s events as they unfold. All times are Paris time […]

Two brothers were on Friday jailed for 40 years each for the car bomb murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who uncovered corruption in high places and whose killing sparked an international furore and forced the resignation of the prime minister.

An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday left 14 people dead, at least 28 injured and nearly 50 trapped underground, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72.

Environmental protesters threw tomato soup over one of Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” paintings at London’s National Gallery on Friday, in the latest “direct-action” stunt targeting works of art. 

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues. 

Embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as Finance Minister on Friday, while also ditching the cut in corporation tax in a major U-turn to her mini-budget announced just last month triggering major market turmoil.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the energy ministry to begin work on a Russian proposal to turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe, Turkish media reported on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed exporting gas through the Turk Stream pipeline beneath the Black Sea after deliveries via the Baltic Sea’s Nord Stream pipeline were halted following leaks still under […]

Insurance policies are indispensable for most consumers and businesses around the world. But with the cost of living soaring, so has the price of insurances. A survey of households in the United States and Europe suggests nearly half of them have seen their insurance premiums go up in the last year, but nearly eight in 10 have […]