Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure for anti-Moscow protest
Greenpeace activists on Monday stole a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron from a Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a protest against French economic ties with Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Kenyan rights campaigner speaks of Tanzania sexual torture
Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi broke down in tears Monday as he recounted brutal treatment including "sexual torture" at the hands of Tanzanian security forces which he said left him broken.
Read moreUkraine, Russia agree another prisoner exchange, but no ceasefire
Ukraine and Russia agreed another large-scale prisoner exchange at talks in Istanbul on Monday, but failed to make a breakthrough on an immediate halt to the fighting.
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German court rules border pushbacks of asylum seekers are illegal
The new German government's policy of turning asylum seekers away at its borders is illegal, a court ruled Monday, dealing a blow to one of conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's flagship measures.
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Nationalist victory spells trouble for Poland's Tusk
Poland's election of pro-Trump nationalist Karol Nawrocki will likely undermine the country's pro-EU government and increase political tensions to the point that early elections could be held, analysts said on Monday.
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Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up after all
The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations revealed Monday, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction.
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All grown up: Andreeva 'mentally and physically' stronger at French Open
Mirra Andreeva believes she has finally grown up as a player as the Russian teenager got the better of regular practice partner Daria Kasatkina on Monday to reach the French Open quarter-finals for a second consecutive year.
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France's upper house debates fast-fashion bill
France's Senate on Monday debated a bill to regulate the influx of environmentally unfriendly, low-quality clothes into the country, many from China.
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Gauff returns to French Open quarters, vows to 'keep fighting'
Coco Gauff reached a fifth successive French Open quarter-final on Monday as the world number two brushed Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova aside 6-0, 7-5.
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Iran says no nuclear deal if deprived of 'peaceful activities'
Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called "peaceful activities", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees it would drop sanctions.
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