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The European Union called on authorities in Georgia to ensure the right to protest, after the government accused opposition movements of trying to launch a coup during controversial elections.

An Iranian court on Monday announced the acquittal of Lennart Monterlos, a French-German national accused of espionage and arrested in June while on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip.

Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while she was drugged, will return to the courtroom on Monday for an appeal by one of the men convicted. Out of 51 defendants, he is the only one still contesting the verdict.

The presidency announced the first members of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's cabinet on Sunday evening, just two days before the premier is due to give a key policy speech. France's new government contains several familiar faces, with the ministers of the interior, foreign affairs and justice among those holding on…

The United Nations' cultural agency Unesco this week announced the launch of a virtual museum showcasing hundreds of looted artefacts – a bid to educate the public about the consequences of trafficking cultural property.

France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was under mounting pressure on Sunday to pull together a cabinet as he struggled to ensure support on the left and right.

Two years on from Morocco's selection as one of the co-hosts for the 2030 football World Cup, the government's multi-billion-euro investment in the tournament has become a focal point for protesters now leading their second weekend of demonstrations to demand better public services.

Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after police used force against opposition protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace in what he termed was a coup bid during a controversial election.

In a world of blink-and-scroll social media clips, the "slow television" trend is turning the ordinary into a spectacle, inviting viewers to linger over hours of unedited real life: a train inching through Norway’s snowy mountains, a stag calling in the forest, a crackling fireplace on a loop. It's television…