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Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, on March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

French actor Gérard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault and given 18-month suspended sentence

French movie star Gérard Depardieu has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence. The case was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference, ahead of the publication of the government’s Immigration White Paper, in London, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Ian Vogler, Pool Photo via AP)

UK police investigate a fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house

People walk by the Panasonic booth during CES International in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Japanese tech company Panasonic cuts 4% of its global workforce as profits falter

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen listens to speakers during a meeting after a ceremony to mark the 25th Anniversary Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Denmark summons US diplomat over report on increased US intel gathering in Greenland

Syrian citizens salute members of Syria's security forces deployed in the town of Sahnaya, south of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 1, 2025, a day after clashes erupted between members of the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters which left several people dead. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian Druze spiritual leader slams government over deadly sectarian clashes

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Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Bank headquarter building is seen Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes

An aerial view of the skyscrapers and the densely packed buildings are seen on Jan. 29, 2021, from an observation deck in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Japan business survey shows slight improvement in outlook for manufacturers

FILE - Few cars and residents are seen in the normally busy streets of Yeoville, downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, file)

People jumping in front of cars to get injury payouts sparks a grim holiday warning in South Africa

An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country’s third-largest city

FILE - People walk along a pedestrian crossing at Ginza shopping street in Tokyo, on March 31, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth

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A worker, left, asks protesters and media members to move out of a cordoned area as environmentalists hold a rally near the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, Japan, to protest against property developer Mitsui Fudosan beginning cutting trees as part of the redevelopment work, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect

FILE - A container ship is docked at a port in Tokyo, Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports

FILE - Construction cranes are seen near the central business district in Beijing, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China announces more support for economy but holds back on major spending package

Cars for export are parked at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts

A man paddles a boat in the flood in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in An Lac village, Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib, right, looks at the European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, as they attend a joint press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

EU top diplomat urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border

A unionized federal court worker protests against reforms that would make all judges stand for election in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies ‘on pause’ for slamming judicial overhaul plan

A person walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier

Australia's Natalie Van Coevorden, center, competes in the swim leg of the women's individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Toyota's President and CEO Koji Sato, left, receives a corrective order from an official with the transport ministry in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Kenichiro Kojima/Kyodo News via AP)

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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference on raising its key interest rate acting to curb the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar, at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen’s slide against the dollar

FILE - A woman walks by China's central bank, or the People's Bank of China in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. China's central bank cut key interest rates in a surprise move Monday, July 22, 2024 aimed at injecting new life into its ailing property sector, while the ruling Communist Party released details of a top-level meeting focused on strategies for revving up the slowing economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China moves to pep up its slowing economy, lays out roadmap for its future

FILE - A container ship is docked at a port in Tokyo, Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s trade deficit for first half declines as exports recover

Chinese men rest near a screen depicting a phoenix at a mall in Beijing, on June 11, 2024. China kept a key lending rate unchanged on Monday, June 17, as data showed signs of persisting weakness in manufacturing and the real estate sector. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China keeps lending rate unchanged as data show housing market is still struggling

In this photo provided by the Swedish government, Johan Floderus reunites with his family at Arlanda airport in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday, June 15, 2024, after being released from prison in Iran. (Tom Samuelsson/Swedish government/TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran

FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, containers are unloaded from a cargo ship at Qingdao Port, east China's Shandong Province on Feb. 11, 2024. China's exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery, according to customs data released Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Li Ziheng/Xinhua via AP, File)

China’s exports and imports return to growth in April as demand improves

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In this undated photo provided by the family of Jade Young and distributed by the New South Wales Police Jade Young holds a dog at an unknown location. Young, 47, was killed in a deadly attack at a Sydney shopping center on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Courtesy of Young Family/NSW Police via AP)

Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect

Canadian governments commit millions to landfill search for remains of slain Indigenous women

A woman who scavenges recyclable materials for a living, center, walks past Marabou storks feeding on a mountain of garage amidst smoke from burning trash at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in the capital Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, March 20, 2024. U.N. agencies have warned that electrical and electronic waste is piling up worldwide while recycling rates continue to remain low and are likely to fall even further. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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FILE - Pedestrians pass by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 29, 2023. China’s markets regulator on Friday, March 15, 2024, renewed its efforts to pep up the stock market, pledging to raise the quality of companies listed on domestic markets. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

China’s stock regulator pledges to boost the quality of listed firms and crack down on market abuses

People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in New York. World shares are mostly higher after tumbling Big Tech stocks dragged Wall Street to its worst day in three weeks. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street recovers