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Smiling Saudi Crown Prince arrives for his gala dinner at the Elysee Palace shortly after dressed down Brigitte Macron is spotted helping out with preparations

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 32-year-old heir to the Islamic kingdom's throne, will hold formal discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron tonight (pictured left, the two meeting outside the Elysee Palace in Paris this evening). The president's wife, Brigitte, was earlier spotted helping out with preparations for the bash while walking along the red carpet (pictured right) set up to welcome Prince Mohammed. Saudi national company Aramco and French oil giant Total, meanwhile, have signed an agreement to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail in Saudi Arabia. In total, $9 billion will be invested, creating 8,000 local jobs. The project will produce more than 2.7 million metric tons of high value chemicals, the statement said. After the dinner this evening - where the duo will discuss the war in Syria among other things - they will hold a joint news conference.

Dinosaur skeletons are the latest must-have home decoration for millionaires: Fossils go on sale in Paris marketed as 'hip interior design' objects

Paris-based auction house Binoche et Giquello is putting the two dinosaur skeletons - an allosaurus and a diplodocus - under the hammer on Wednesday.

The ruble plummets for a second straight day after US sanctions cause a market collapse in Moscow

Russia's central bank on Tuesday sought to reassure the public after new US sanctions prompted a market collapse and plunge in the ruble's value.

Facebook is accused of helping the Vietnamese government crackdown on dissent by allowing 'state-sponsored trolls' to exploit the site

A letter signed by human rights groups said Facebook's system of automatically pulling content if enough people complain, could 'silence activists and citizen journalists in Vietnam'.

Digital number plates that let police track your location and automatically fine you for traffic violations could soon be launched in Dubai

The new plates would be synced up to a user's account so that any outstanding parking fees, road fines or licence plate renewals would be automatically deducted.

Britain and France lead international calls for action against Syria: Allies back Trump as Macron draws a 'red line' over horrific chemical attack

France warned it would retaliate against the Syrian regime if evidence emerged that the 'red line' of chemical weapons had been crossed in rebel-held Douma.

Ten ISIS fanatics who planned to film a beheading and attack police, banks and Jewish people in Barcelona are jailed

Five Moroccans, four Spaniards and a Brazilian, calling themselves the 'Islamic Fraternity, Group for preaching jihad' were jailed for planning terror attacks on Barcelona (stock image).

Germans campaign to save Chico the dog after he killed wheelchair-bound owner and her adult son inside their home

Germans campaign to save Chico the dog after he killed owner and son

The owners, named by authorities as Lezime K, 52, and her son Liridon, 27, were found dead on the floor of their Hanover home after Chico attacked them last Tuesday. But authorities have been forced to reconsider whether to put the dog down after more than 250,000 signed a petition to let him live.

Morality vigilantes attack a screaming woman 'for walking in public with a Muslim man' in India

The victim can be heard screaming as men surrounded her and launched the attack in broad daylight on a street in Golapara, north-eastern India. As she cries out in pain, one of the thugs appears to kick her in the groin and another pulls her around by her hair as she tries to phone for help. Others use their fists and feet in the sustained attack which leaves the 22-year-old clutching her face and sobbing.

ISIS threatens to attack the World Cup: Terrorists warn Putin will 'pay the price for killing Muslims' in Syria

The poster, reportedly created by ISIS supporters, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin with a target aiming straight at him and a packed football arena in the background.

Enormous sinkhole swallows an SUV whole after appearing in the middle of a Russian car park

The incident occurred in the city of Rostov-on-Don close to the border with Ukraine and was caught on camera by flabbergasted onlookers eager to get a closer look.

Israeli soldiers CHEER as a sniper shoots 'unarmed' Palestinian protester in video filmed through rifle sight

The video, filmed through the rifle-sight of an Israeli soldier as he opens fire on Palestinians, was captured on December 22 in the area of Kissufim near the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military confirmed.

Russia starts JAMMING US drones over Syria 'seriously' hampering military operations as Trump considers retaliation for gas attack

Four US officials say the Russian military began jamming some smaller drones several weeks ago after a spate of suspected chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Eastern Ghouta.

Horror as seven-month-old baby boy is mauled to death by family's Staffordshire cross as he becomes the third victim of a dog attack in Germany in under a week

The seven-month-old baby boy received huge bite wounds on his head at his home in Bad Koenig near Frankfurt, Germany.

Is this the future of home buying? Incredible 3D printed bungalow can be built from scratch in eight hours and will only set you back £44,000

Engineers from the Spanish startup Be More 3D designed the mind-boggling machine to build bungalows in 15 hours - but the boss of the company says it can be done in eight if needed.

The most creative drone photos ever taken: Stunning images of abandoned houses in Spain and Europe's salt mines win international aerial photography competition

These stunning images were captured using drones - and show the beauty of salt fields across Europe and abandoned houses in Spain. The photographers behind them - Markel Redondo and Tom Hegen - were named the winners of the DJI Drone Photography Award late last year. Mr Hegen, a photographer and designer from Germany, used a DJI Phanton 4 Pro camera pointing directly downwards to document salt production across Europe for his body of work - The Salt Series. Using a drone, he was able to fly above some of the continent's largest salt production sites to capture the vivid colours and geometric patterns of the artificially-created ponds that are one of the most important elements of sea salt production. For his collection - Sand Castles (II) - Mr Redondo revisited abandoned developments in his native Spain that he first photographed in 2010. Eight years on, he returned, equipped with a drone, to retrace his footsteps and provided a new perspective on Spain's 3.4 million abandoned houses.

A sex robot saved my marriage: Inventor hopes to make millions from his 'life-like' £5000 dolls that 'enjoy' sex after they rescued his relationship

Robotics expert Dr Sergi Santos says a sex robot saved his marriage

An inventor hopes to make millions from the sex dolls that he says saved his marriage. Robotics expert Dr Sergi Santos (left) and his wife Maritsa Kissamitaki, (top right) from Catalonia, Spain, created 'Samantha' - an artificial intelligence-driven doll that he says can enjoy sex. Dr Santos says the robot rescued his relationship as his desires were met even when his wife, who he has been with for 16 years, wasn't in the mood for sex.

Tens of thousands of passengers are stranded as Germany and France's biggest airlines are grounded by strikes

Germany's biggest carrier Lufthansa was forced to cancel 800 out of 1,600 scheduled flights, including 58 long-haul flights, as public sector workers including ground crew walked out.

Blind leader of Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces is arrested for smuggling $15million worth of cocaine into America in blow to the country's peace process

Seuxis Hernandez, a blind former peace negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been accused of trying to smuggle ten tons of cocaine to the U.S.

China's President Xi promises to CUT car import tariffs as he buckles in trade war with Trump and warns against 'Cold War' mentality

President Xi Jinping used a speech at the opening of a business conference to signal China was making concessions in a bid defuse to the escalating trade war with the United States.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un publicly addresses future talks with Trump for the FIRST TIME as he briefs party officials on the 'the prospect of U.S. dialogue'

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un mentioned future talks with the US at a party meeting, marking his first public acknowledgement of such dialogue, ahead of a planned summit with President Donald Trump.

Five wildlife rangers are killed in gorilla sanctuary: Congolese militiamen attack staff in ambush at Virunga national park

Five park rangers and a driver have been killed in an attack in Congo's Virunga National Park on Monday. A sixth ranger was also wounded in the suspected militia attack, a statement said.

Brilliant Russian engineer poisoned dozens of his colleagues at top secret defence plant and left them BALD in botched revenge plot aimed at his boss

Vladislav Shulga was passed over for promotion at the plant in Taganrog, Russia, so he spiked the drinking water of his boss with thallium - a poison used in Soviet times.

112-year-old Japanese man who says sweets and long hot baths are the secret to longevity is confirmed as the world's oldest living man

Japanese man confirmed as world's oldest living man aged 112

Masazo Nonaka from Japan was given the title on Tuesday after the previous holder, Francisco Nunez Olivera from Spain, passed away in February at the age of 113. Far from being a health fanatic, however, Mr Nonaka's family revealed he has a rather surprising secret to his longevity. The supercentenarian puts his resilience down to a love of sweets and hot baths.

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