Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been handed a one-year prison sentence by a Paris court after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy, 66, is unlikely to go to jail. He is expected to appeal against the sentence, a move that will in effect suspend it, and the judge said on Thursday …

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea. Fires that had threatened northern suburbs of Athens in recent days died back. But the blaze on Evia, a large island east of the …

The world’s seven largest economies have pledged to help poorer countries move away from coal-fired power stations and cut emissions. During the three-day summit in the British county of Cornwall, G7 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to “jointly mobilise $US100 billion ($A130 billion)” a year to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, The funds, which will come from …

A Greek Orthodox priest has been shot and badly wounded at a church in the French city of Lyon by an assailant who then fled, police and witnesses say. The priest was fired on twice at about 4:00pm (local time) as he was closing the church, and was being treated for life-threatening injuries, the police source said. Witnesses said the …

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he can understand why Muslims were shocked by controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But, in an interview with broadcaster Al Jazeera, he said he could never accept the issue justified violence. It comes after Thursday’s deadly knife attack on a church in Nice, the third suspected Islamist attack in the country in little more …

Pope Francis has thrown his support behind civil unions for same-sex couples, calling for a new law that protects their right to have a family. His remarks were a shift away from the Vatican’s disapproval of any “legal recognition of homosexual unions”, as specified in the church’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. “Homosexual people have a right to …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for COVID-19. Mr Johnson was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on April 5 with a persistent fever and cough and was moved to intensive care two days later after his conditions “worsened”. His condition stabilised a few days later before he …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government’s response to the outbreak. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” Johnson said. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.” …

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The news was confirmed in an official statement from Clarence House that said the 71-year-old was experiencing “mild symptoms”. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last …

Turkish President Erdogan was kept waiting by Russian President Putin and his delegation before a meeting, a video circulated by Russian media show. In the video, Erdogan and his delegation are shown to wait for around two minutes before the meeting begins. Erdogan is shown standing and eventually sitting down before being ushered into the room where he shakes Putin’s …