The fight to abolish the death penalty remains “eminently contemporary”, French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress... Read more »
The French government said more than 90 people have died by drowning since 19 June, as authorities and swimming bodies stepped up warnings during a summer marked by intense heat and more... Read more »
Does it mean getting rich? Owning a house with a white picket fence? Having a better life than your parents? Whatever it means, the “American dream” still offers hope to millions of... Read more »
From social media and online gaming to generative AI systems, digital environments are powerful determinants of people’s health. That is especially true of children and young people. Around the world, childhood is... Read more »
Wildfires have broken out across southern France, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting teams as the country prepares for the third heatwave of the summer, with the country’s forests under increasing threat from... Read more »
Liberal MP Simon Kennedy says his party must “stand up” and lobby on behalf of Australians who have suffered gambling harm, arguing the government’s planned limit to gambling advertisements falls short. In... Read more »
The growing problem of Islamophobia hit home to Usman Khawaja a couple of years ago when his mother was verbally abused while she was watching her son play in a Test match... Read more »
Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, according to property portal Zoopla, as high mortgage rates frustrate potential buyers. A lack of demand from buyers, as... Read more »
Some 88,000 complaints regarding sexual violence against children are being re-examined by investigative services – a figure higher than the 70,000 initially ordered by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin last month. This comes in... Read more »
Arkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that... Read more »