Three people were injured Saturday by a man armed with a knife and hammer inside a bustling French train station, with police ruling out terrorism and suggesting the suspect may have mental health issues.The attack occurred in the Gare de Lyon rail station in Paris at around 7:35 a.m. where…

Malaysia’s Pardons Board has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence to six years and slashed his fine to $11.3 million in connection with a corruption case.Despite his conviction, Najib remains influential in his party, UMNO, which is part of the current unity government.The decision has sparked controversy and…

Hundreds of people of various faiths from around the world attended the third annual International Religious Freedom Summit, with the aim of shining a light on religious liberty around the world.This year, roughly 200 of the attendees were under the age of 25, with the youngest in attendance being 16…

The Singaporean CEO of TikTok, Shou Chew, faced scrutiny from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton during a hearing regarding online harm from social media.Cotton repeatedly questioned Chew about his nationality and potential affiliations with the Chinese Communist Party.Cotton’s questions were criticized as ignorant and racist by some Singaporeans, who said assumptions…

The United Kingdom could recognize an independent Palestinian state before an official process creating one is agreed upon between Israel and the Palestinians, according to Britain’s top diplomat.Foreign Secretary David Cameron told The Associated Press in Lebanon on Thursday that his country could move unilaterally to recognize a Palestinian state…

A man died on Friday after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery in London, a popular tourist spot.Metropolitan Police and ambulance crews responded to the incident, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.Tate Modern announced the closure of the gallery for the remainder of the day as…

The 16-year-old killers of transgender teen Brianna Ghey have been publicly identified as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe.Ghey was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in broad daylight after being lured to a park in Warrington on Feb. 11, 2023.Normally granted anonymity until age 18, Jenkinson and Ratcliffe were…

A British man outraged over how his kitchen was reportedly poorly remodeled is protesting the work by parking a decommissioned Cold War-era weapon in a home improvement store’s parking lot – and is refusing to move it. “I intend to stay as long as it takes for justice. I find it…

Patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water on Thursday.The car drove off the quay at Akershusstranda, an area in Oslo where ships dock, after the driver mistakenly accelerated instead of braking.As the car went down, the two occupants…

An undocumented migrant from Burma has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention center with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said.The incident was the second reported breakout from a Malaysian detention center in as many years. In April 2022, 582 ethnic Rohingya refugees…