Ducks win court case over loud quacking in French countryside

'I’m very happy because I didn’t want to slaughter my ducks,' says owner

A gust of wind lifts the cassock of Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at St.Peter's square in the Vatican

Protesters run for cover after riot police fired tear gas towards the bridge they were climbing down to the road below, to escape from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dozens escaped the besieged campus by lowering themselves on a rope from a footbridge to a highway. Once on the road they were seen being picked up by waiting motorcyclists

A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to return a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces amid clashes following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kfar Qaddum

An Israeli missile launching from the Iron Dome defence missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. They were sent up to intercept rockets launched from the nearby Palestinian Gaza Strip. Israel's military killed a commander for Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escalation in violence

People knock over a mock-up of the former Berlin Wall during a performance prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Hertha BSC Berlin v RB Leipzig on the 30 anniversary of the fall off the wall

Garnet Hathaway ejected for spitting as Capitals and Ducks brawlGarnet Hathaway was thrown out for spitting on Anaheim’s Erik Gudbranson during the Washington Capitals’ 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks

French directors' guild begins moves to suspend Roman PolanskiThe ARP is proposing expulsion for members convicted of sexual violence, with 200 film-makers set to vote at a special meeting

Artcurial offers cultural case studies on French and Italian designWhen Artcurial was born in 2002, the world wasn\u2019t lacking auction houses, yet there existed \u2018an opportunity to rock the boat and push the boundaries,\u2019\u00a0says Fabien Naudan, Artcurial\u2019s co-founder and vice president. Part of the Dassault Group with its origins in the aircraft industry, Artcurial compares to its heavyweight...

Staff at French spirits maker Pernod Ricard 'go on three-day binges'Three sales staff, including one who still works at French drinks giant Pernod Ricard, have claimed bosses constantly push workers into knocking back up to 12 glasses of alcohol a day.

French bridge collapse kills 15-year-old girlSeveral feared missing after suspension bridge falls into river near Toulouse

French police renew appeal for witnesses at Epstein's Paris mansionProsecutors in Paris are keen to interview Prince Andrew and other high-profile figures who were guests at the £8million home in Avenue Foch in the 16th arrondissement.