UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans
The UN humanitarian chief said Monday he has pleaded with the Taliban to let women participate in a massive effort to support desperate Afghans struggling to survive a "savage" winter.
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Jewish heirs sue Guggenheim over Picasso sold to flee Nazis
When Karl and Rosi Adler fled the Nazis in 1938 they sold a Pablo Picasso painting to fund their escape. Now, their descendants are suing to get it back.
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Spain court remands church attack suspect for 'terrorism'
A Spanish court ordered Monday a Moroccan man accused of storming two churches with a machete to be remanded in custody without bail on murder and terrorism charges.
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Amazon focus as Germany's Scholz to meet Lula in Brazil
Germany promised an additional 31 million euros ($33 million) for the Brazilian Amazon ahead of a visit Monday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the South American giant reeling from rainforest destruction under ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Gattuso leaves Valencia by 'mutual agreement'
Valencia announced on Monday that coach Gennaro Gattuso was leaving the club.
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Polish govt 'appalled' by raped girl's struggle to get abortion
Poland's health minister weighed in Monday on a high-profile sexual assault case, saying it was "unacceptable" that a mentally disabled 14-year-old girl struggled to get a legal abortion.
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French FA chief Le Graet 'no longer has legitimacy' to stay in post, says report
Noel Le Graet, the scandal-hit president of the French Football Federation under investigation for sexual harassment, "no longer has the necessary legitimacy to run and represent French football", according to a report into governance failings at the body seen by AFP on Monday.
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France, Australia announce artillery deal for Ukraine
France and Australia announced a deal to jointly produce 155 mm artillery shells for Ukraine on Monday after a ministerial meeting in Paris that showcased efforts to relaunch ties between the Pacific allies.
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Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
Over 60 people, most of them police, were killed in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters on Monday, prompting the government to put the country on high alert.
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Bond actress Eva Green blames 'Frenchness' for insulting director
James Bond actress Eva Green on Monday told a UK court her "Frenchness" led her to call a film director "weak and stupid" and accuse him of making a cheap "B shitty movie".
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