Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff
The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".
Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.
‘Unprecedented’ rain in Japan kills eight people
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
Scrutiny over Farage’s finances has ‘hurt Reform UK support’
Scrutiny over Farage’s finances has ‘hurt Reform UK support’
Seven killed in tunnel accident at Indian hydropower project
Water and debris burst into a state-run hydropower tunnel in Uttarakhand following a landslide.
Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds
Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings show
Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said.
A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to Germany shattering the window and damaging the fuselage.
Continue reading...US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says
Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.
Luigi Mangione hearing fuels speculation of a guilty plea in federal case
Mangione also faces separate state trial over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, due to start on 8 September
A hurriedly scheduled hearing for Luigi Mangione’s federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set for later on Friday morning, fueling speculation that he might plead guilty in these proceedings.
Mangione faces two stalking counts in his federal case, as well as murder and weapons charges in a separate New York state case. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases. Both the federal and state cases could lead to a life prison sentence.
Continue reading...New Zealand break ranks with Oceania as FIFA’s Infantino divide grows
Oceania have offered support to Gianni Infantino, but New Zealand have gone against their own confederation in FIFA row.
Albanian ambassador attacks UK right wing for ‘unhinged’ fixation with 2022 migrant surge
Exclusive: Uran Ferizi says arrivals fell sharply after short-lived influx, but country continues to be stigmatised
The number of Albanians who travelled to Britain in small boats four years ago remains the focus of “unhinged” and “hysterical” criticisms from rightwing politicians and the media, according to the country’s UK ambassador.
Uran Ferizi said the influx of more than 12,000 people from the Balkan state in 2022 was “real”, “exceptional” and “short-lived”, but the Albanian community in the UK was still being framed by those events by Reform UK and the Daily Telegraph.
Continue reading...Russia says hit Ukrainian railway and port facilities in new strikes
Kyiv targets Baltic oil hub and warehouse near Moscow with drones.
Swiatek defeats Rybakina to claim Canadian Open title
Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek defeats Elena Rybakina in Toronto to claim the WTA Canadian Open title.
UK far-right leader Farage re-elected in boycotted by-election
Nigel Farage re-elected in Clacton by-election after resigning amid scrutiny over his finances.
La Liga: Barcelona key talking points heading into new 2026-27 season
Barcelona will aim to become the first club to three-peat in the Spain Primera Division since 2008-11 Pep Guardiola era.
A year after student protests that shook Valjevo: Serbia at a crossroads
Protests that erupted after railway station canopy collapsed, killing 16, have grown into a broad social movement.
What is a ‘ceasefire’ supposed to achieve?
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Ukraine: four ceasefires, none that held. AJLabs on why truces keep collapsing.
Tanzid makes history as Bangladesh dominate first Australia Test
Tanzid Hasan hits first Bangladesh ton in Australia as tourists close Day Two of first Test on 351-6, leading by 153.
US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump’s tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.