Danish zoo asks people to donate small animals to feed its predators

Aalborg zoo said the practice was "nothing new" as the appeal for small animals and horses to feed to predators sparked online backlash.

A zoo in Denmark has div...

Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey granted conditional bail on rape charges

The 32-year-old Ghanaian international, who recently left Arsenal, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

Former Arsenal foot...

OceanGate's flawed practices caused Titan sub tragedy, US Coast Guard report reveals

Family members of two of the victims from the 2023 implosion are demanding tougher regulations following the damning report released on Tuesday.

OceanGate's "cri...

Bondi moves forward on DOJ investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe

Justice department has ordered grand jury probe into claims that opponents of Donald Trump falsified intelligence on Russian election interference.

US Attorney G...

Switzerland scrambles to ink trade deal with US amid certain "economic blow" due to tariffs

The tariffs, which come into effect on Thursday, are estimated to affect around 60% of Swiss exports to the United States, its largest market for its exports of p...

Israel's Netanyahu to convene security cabinet on Gaza occupation plan

Aid shortages and rising famine in Gaza escalate as Netanyahu plans complete occupation of the Strip, as further civilian deaths while seeking food were reported....

Denmark to axe Copenhagen's 'pornographic and too primitive' mermaid statue

"The mermaid has completely normal proportions in relation to her size. Of course the breasts are big on a big woman," the man behind the statue said.

Plans to r...

UN's Guterres launches regional centre in Kazakhstan to drive sustainable development

The UN secretary-general and the president of Kazakhstan held talks in Almaty and signed an agreement on the UN regional hub, which is meant to strengthen coopera...

Trump administration reverses pledge to tie FEMA funds to stance on Israel following criticism

A clause in FEMA’s terms and conditions mandating states to maintain commercial ties with Israel and Israeli companies to be allowed access to federal emergency f...

Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activi...

Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activi...

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says decision made for full occupation of Gaza

The Prime Minister's Office said to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir that, "If this does not suit him, you should resign."

Israel's Prime Minist...

Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns

Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021...

Eight people, including Irish missionary, missing after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage

At least 175 people in Haiti were reported kidnapped from April to the end of June of this year, with 37% of those cases occurring in Port-au-Prince.

Eight peopl...

Romania to access EU funds to help areas affected by devastating floods, PM says

At least three people were killed when torrential rainstorms hit Romania late July, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast.

Romania's government said...

Dutch group sues FIFA over transfer regulations after midfielder ruling

The lawsuit follows a European Court of Justice ruling in the Lassana Diarra case, which found FIFA’s contract termination regulations violated EU competition and...

Eurostar trains in France cancelled and delayed amid peak travel season due to another power outage

The widespread disruption on one of Europe's busiest international railway routes on Monday is happening during the peak summer travel season.

Multiple Eurostar ...

Ukraine strikes five Russian fighter jets at the airfield in annexed Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service struck an airfield in Saky in annexed Crimea overnight on Monday, hitting five fighter jets, which Russia uses for its regular attacks ...

Lithuania's government formally resigns after PM Gintautas Paluckas stepped down

Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius was appointed as acting prime minister by Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda after Paluckas' formal resignation on Monday.

F...

UN special representative expresses disappointment at talks' progress upon departure from Cyprus

The UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has departed the country while expressing disappointment with the attitude of both si...

Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow days before US sanctions hit Russia

The US president’s special envoy for the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow midweek, just two days before Trump’s deadline for the Kremli...