A global sting in which organised crime gangs were sold encrypted phones that law enforcement officials could monitor has led to more than 800 arrests in 18 countries.

Portuguese international and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has opened a new hotel, part of his famous CR7 chain, in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the Guinness World Record held by Malian Halima Cissé who gave birth to nine children in Morocco last month.

Americans should be worried that the Republican party “is willing to embrace a way of thinking about our democracy that would be unrecognisable and unacceptable even five years ago”, Barack Obama said on Monday.

Two people have been arrested after the assault on the president during his visit to the Drome region. French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped during a walkabout session with a crowd in southeast France.

Belarusian club FC Vitebsk said on Monday that Nigerian footballer Kelvin Odenigbo drowned over the weekend in a tragic accident.