France was reeling on Sunday from widespread damage caused in violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting. The convulsion, which officials described as of extraordinary intensity, raised the stakes for President Emmanuel Macron, who is in his final months in power before elections to replace him in six months’ …

A so-called “ISIS bride” developed an opposition to extremist ideology following the birth of her daughter in a refugee camp, a court has been told. Zeinab Ahmad was arrested and charged with slavery offences upon her return to Australia with other family members of former Islamic State fighters in May after years of languishing in a Syrian refugee camp. The …

More than 160 people have died, and hundreds of tourists and hikers are missing after a flash flood hit the Tibet-Nepal border. The torrent of water swept through the Himalayan border region on Wednesday morning, local time, killing at least 162 people in Nepal and three in Tibet, according to local authorities and reports. Almost 600 foreigners were among 826 …

Leanne Roney’s “heart dropped” when a woman appeared at her door and announced the car in her driveway was stolen. But her quest to recoup the $9,000 she paid for it and the $1,000 she spent on registration and upgrades has since left her stunned at every turn. Ms Roney, from Port Sorell in northern Tasmania, inadvertently bought the stolen …

A former athlete denies trying to paint Alan Jones as having a sinister ulterior motive when describing payments he received after multiple alleged indecent assaults. The 85-year-old veteran broadcaster is facing the first of many weeks of a marathon court hearing after he pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching without consent. Six men – who cannot be …

Four teenagers have been arrested over an assault in a shop in Melbourne’s west that left a retail worker in a critical condition. Investigators say two boys, aged 13 and 15, and two girls, aged 14 and 15, entered a shop on Hampshire Road in Sunshine just after 2pm on Saturday and stole items. When two staff members attempted to …

A Chinese national has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to bribe a public official with a bag of tea containing $20,000 in cash. The man was apprehended on July 24 as he attempted to board a flight at Sydney International Airport and was extradited back to Queensland on Saturday. The 39-year-old Chinese national allegedly attempted to bribe a Commonwealth …

A secret series of police intelligence reports and internal emails have unravelled the inner workings of Australia’s most wanted alleged criminals on the run in Istanbul. The documents offer a never-before-seen insight into some of the most notorious underworld figures believed by police to be running Sydney’s drug trade from overseas. They have emerged as part of a wide-ranging subpoena …

Panic took hold in a section of a Canberra shopping centre on Friday evening after a group of teenagers brandished knives and a hammer. ACT police were called to the Canberra Centre, one of the city’s major shopping centres, about 6:20pm after reports of youths involved in a disturbance. One witness told the ABC he saw four or five young …

Two teenage boys are facing a string of terrorism charges over separate incidents, including one involving the alleged importation of an ISIS flag. Police charged a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism. An investigation was launched after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an inner city Melbourne address, was imported into …