Six arrested after migrants' bodies found on French beach

Lille (France) (AFP) – Authorities have arrested six people after the bodies of two migrants were found on a northern France beach following a failed bid to cross the Channel and reach Britain, French prosecutors said Monday.

The crossing is increasingly deadly

At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine

Guatemala City (AFP) – At least 55 people were killed in Guatemala on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, authorities said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.

Firefighters and police work at the scene of a bus crash in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025

Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire: official

Paris (AFP) – A remote island that is part of France’s French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there, authorities said.

The island is among the most remote of France's possessions

Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a “real estate development for the future.”

US President Donald Trump first unveiled his Gaza plan last week

Paris workshop delivers ultra

Paris (AFP) – In a workshop outside Paris, Celine Lallement stitched hairs into a silicone baby’s skull — the latest creation from a studio specialised in making ultra-realistic infants for the film and TV industries.

Cinebebe co-owner Justine Ray Le Solliec poses with fake babies made for cinema and television

Demi Moore wins at Critics Choice with disgraced rival Gascon absent

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Demi Moore won best actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday, confirming her status as favorite for the Oscars in a week that saw scandal envelop her “Emilia Perez” rival Karla Sofia Gascon.

Demi Moore's win at the Critics Choice Awards for 'The Substance' puts her on track to seal a remarkable career renaissance at the Oscars