In Japan 'job leaving agents' help people escape awkwardness of quitting June 30 2023 at 10:42AM

In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that's considered shameful. Enter "taishoku daiko," or "job-leaving agents".

French cops won right to shoot at drivers but got 'no training' June 30 2023 at 10:17AM

In 2017, after a string of terrorist attacks, the government relented. Lawmakers passed a bill allowing officers to fire on motorists who flee traffic stops, even when the officers are not in immediate danger.

France braces for more violence after riots over police shooting June 30 2023 at 09:07AM

France said on Friday the coming hours would be decisive after three nights of riots since a police officer shot dead a teenager at a traffic stop in a working class suburb of Paris. The violence has plunged President Emmanuel Macron into the gravest crisis of his leadership since the Yellow Vest protests that started in 2018.

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's political hopes die as he is barred from office until 2030 June 30 2023 at 08:13AM

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's political career was in tatters on Friday as Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) barred the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year's fraught election.

Extreme heat kills more than 100 in Mexico: government June 30 2023 at 02:46AM

Macron comes under fire for 'partying with Elton John as France burns' June 29 2023 at 11:45PM