The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippines has risen to four, an official said on Saturday, as rescue efforts continued for dozens who remained missing.
Britain will allocate £200 million to prepare funds for a possible troop deployment to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational force in the event of a ceasefire.
The leader of the Swiss canton where a bar fire killed 40 people condemned local authorities' failures to inspect the venue for six years as prosecutors pursued those responsible to account.
French farmers blockaded roads into Paris and landmarks like the Arc de Triomphe with tractors on Thursday in protest against a sweeping EU trade deal with South American nations.
French researcher Laurent Vinatier, jailed in Russia for violating Moscow's foreign agent laws, was freed in a prisoner exchange, French and Russian officials said on Thursday.
Pope Leo met world's Catholic cardinals on Thursday at a two-day summit, urging unity in the 1.4-billion-member Church and a focus on attracting new believers.
