Bridge collapse in DR Congo reignites debate about mining revenues
The footage shows at least seven people floundering in the muddy river, trying to keep from being swept away by the current. An eighth person seems to be swimming towards them to help. A few seconds later, the man who is filming the scene and…
Ceuta: EU calls for stronger borders after migrant crossings into Spanish territory
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for «united action» on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain estimates that about 69,500…
Hundreds flee Tigray after fighting flares near border – Eye on Africa
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Michigan reports first two deaths linked to cyclospora outbreak
Michigan health officials have confirmed the first two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, a parasitic infection spread through contaminated food or water that can cause severe diarrhoea. The two individuals had «significant underlying…
Europe’s record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK
A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the UK recorded its driest July in…
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar military releases photo of detained former leader
Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed outside contact with her since a letter to her son two and a half years ago. In photographs of the…
Norway’s Haugset wins stage 3 to claim Tour de France Femmes lead
Sigrid Haugset of Norway won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes on Monday, seizing the overall lead and the yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes in the Jura region. Haugset, of the Uno-X Mobility team, launched a gutsy solo attack less than…
Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach
A drone hit a busy beach in southern Russia, killing seven people including three children, local authorities have said. In social media footage verified by the BBC, a drone can be seen hurtling towards a cliffside before crashing into a fireball on the…
Ceuta migrant influx reignites immigration divisions in Europe
The unprecedented influx of migrants who made their way from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa last Thursday and Friday has created tensions between Spain and the European partners most critical of its migration policy. Italy,…
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin says he has fled the country
In early 2024, Nadezhdin attempted to run as a presidential candidate on an anti-war manifesto, calling for an end to the hostilities in Ukraine. At the time, he told the BBC that he was supported by «dozens of millions of people» who did not want…