French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon

Samantha Granville Beirut

Reuters United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in Lebanon. Reuters
File photo of Unifil peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on 16 April

A French peacekeeper has been killed and three others wounded after a UN patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, in what officials described as a deliberate attack.

The soldier was serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which confirmed that one peacekeeper had died and three others were injured, two of them seriously, when their patrol came under small-arms fire.

French President Emmanuel Macron blamed the attack


Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

Getty Images A head and shoulders image of Teddy Afro who is leaning into a microphone in his right hand and is smiling. He is wearing a yellow T-shirt, and the top of the African continent in green can be seen sewed onto the shirt. Getty Images
Teddy Afro, pictured in 2014, has been a thorn in the side of previous Ethiopian governments

In a country where criticising the authorities has often landed people in trouble, the latest song from Ethiopia's biggest musician – which appears to condemn the government – is attracting attention.

Teddy Afro's track Das Tal, meaning "put up the tent" in English, has been viewed more than seven million times on YouTube since its release on Thursday.

Referencing a traditional mourning tent

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French film star Nathalie Baye dies aged 77, media report

Getty Images Nathalie Baye, a woman with short brown hair, waves in front of a crowd of photographers in Cannes. She wears a camel-coloured blazer and a white t-shirt. She is smiling. Getty Images
Nathalie Baye pictured at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where her film It's Only The End Of The World was nominated for top prize the Palme d'Or

One of France's most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, has died aged 77, French media report.

President Emmanuel Macron said the much-loved stalwart of French cinema had been "an actress with whom we loved, dreamed and grew up".

A four-time acting winner at the C

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BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

One dead after car hits pedestrians in Melbourne, police say

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Police have set up a cordon around the car believed to have mounted the kerb

Police have arrested a man in Melbourne after a car mounted a kerb and drove into pedestrians, killing one.

A grey Toyota struck two pedestrians on Langs Road in the Ascot Vale suburb just before 17:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Saturday, Victoria Police said.

One pedestrian died at the scene and the second was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police said the


DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

Getty Images A general view shows the then newly restructured Kinshasa N'djili Airport on June 25, 2015 Getty Images
US President Donald Trump's administration has been cracking down on "illegal and mass immigration"

Fifteen people deported from the US, who are reportedly from South America, have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This is the first group of an unknown number of people that the US has expelled which the DR Congo had agreed to take in.

The government in Kinshasa has stressed that their stay in the country is only temporary and that Washington is funding "their reception, support and care".

The US

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Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella

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Madonna surprised fans at Coachella making a guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's Friday night headline set.

The Queen of Pop joined Carpenter on stage for a duet of Vogue, Like A Prayer and a song seemingly from Madonna's new album.

The performance followed days of speculation that Madonna would appear at the festival in the Colorado desert in California.

After Carpenter finished a rendition of Juno, Madonna emerged while the intro of Vogue played out and dancers struck a pose.

With matching blonde hair and

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Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry

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Péter Magyar's party dramatically ended 16 years of Orbán in last Sunday's vote

Péter Magyar and his victorious Tisza party have wasted no time preparing for the transfer of power in Hungary after their dramatic landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán last Sunday.

They won 52% of the vote to put an end to his party's 16 years of continuous rule, which translates into 140 seats in the 199-

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White House and Anthropic hold 'productive' meeting amid fears over Mythos model

Kali Hays , technology reporter, and
Lily Jamali , North America technology correspondent

Reuters Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on stage wearing a blue blazer and dark-rimmed round eye glasses. Reuters
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

The White House has said it has had a "productive and constructive" meeting with the head of artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, which is the US Department of Defense.

The meeting comes a week after the firm released its Claude Mythos preview, an AI tool that the company claims can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spoke to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White


Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria

Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.