EPA By Paul Kirby BBC News A French policeman suspected of shooting a 22-year-old man in the head with a rubber bullet while Marseille was hit by riots a month ago has admitted opening fire. Hedi, who is an assistant restaurant manager, was badly wounded and disfigured by the “flash ball”. The officer has been…

By Chloe Kim BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been charged over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the run up to the 6 January riot. We asked people on our US voters panel for their reaction to the news, and how it makes them feel about Mr Trump’s campaign…

Getty Images An Indian-American engineer has sued a US defence company, alleging it fired him after a colleague heard him speaking in Hindi in the office. In a lawsuit filed in an Alabama court, Anil Varshney has accused Parsons Corporation of “unlawful discriminatory actions”. He says he was speaking to a dying relative in India…

Getty Images Leah Remini is taking legal action against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, for harassment and defamation. The actress, who starred in the sitcom The King of Queens, joined the Church in 1979 as a child and left in 2013. Remini, 53, claims Scientology’s “mob-style operations and attacks” have “significantly”…

Getty Images By Fan Wang BBC News Blackpink’s Jisoo has become one of the highest-profile K-pop stars to go public with her relationship, in a highly pressurised industry with notoriously fickle fans and record companies that monitor every aspect of their stars’ private lives. The 28-year-old and actor An Bo-hyun, 35, are “getting to know…

Getty Images By Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News Adidas generated millions from its first “drop” of Yeezy trainers after ending the collaboration with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. The sportswear giant reported sales of €400m (£344m) from the shoes between April and June this year. Adidas cut ties with West, known as Ye,…

Reuters By Kelly Ng BBC News Hundreds of participants at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea have been hit by heat exhaustion. Some 400 cases were reported on the first night of the event on Tuesday, with many treated at a makeshift hospital at the campsite. Temperatures have hit 35C (95F) in…

By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has told BBC Hardtalk the military is petrified of an election, which is expected to take place later this year. He alleged that “fascists” are leading the country into the “dark ages”. Mr Khan was elected in 2018, ruled for just under four…

By Arunoday Mukharji BBC News, Haryana Policemen in riot gear, burnt cars and piles of debris. Three days after violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims killed six people, parts of the northern Indian state of Haryana remain tense. In Nuh, where the violence began on Monday afternoon, the streets are empty and shards of glass…