Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 on board
A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven…
Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after migration influx
Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border with Morocco following a mass rush that killed at least 67 people.…
Three killed in Moscow restaurant bombing
At least three people have been killed and 15 injured in a bomb attack at a restaurant in Moscow, state media say. The blast happened at around 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Kudrinskaya square near the city centre. Tass quoted investigators as saying a…
Fast access to Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ posts goes on sale for $100,000 per month
US President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them…
Ebola Bundibugyo strain outbreak worst ever in DR Congo, WHO says
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the biggest in the country’s history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. As of 30 July, there were 3,605 confirmed cases including 1,587 deaths – a fatality rate of 44%. The…
‘A giant of the industry, Purja leaves behind a legacy that inspired a generation to climb higher’
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his nine climbing companions were killed by an avalanche in Pakistan during an ascent of one of the world’s highest mountains, his expedition company said on Saturday, as rescuers tackled treacherous conditions…
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
In its latest heatwave bulletin published on Saturday, the Italian health ministry says that by Monday, some 25 of the country’s 27 major cities will be on red alert. It says it expects only two – Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of…
Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes opener to win first yellow jersey
Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Lausanne on Saturday to claim the race leader’s yellow jersey. The 27-year-old Dutch rider beat Mauritian Kim Le Court into second with European champion Demi…
Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits ‘botched’ repairs
The BBC has contacted the contractor for comment. Hearn’s lawyers said in a statement to BBC News, that the case «should have never been brought». «Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a…
Russian forces strike targets in Ukraine’s Odesa, Mykolaiv ports
Russian forces carried out strikes on fuel storage tanks in the Ukrainian port of Odesa and hit a marine tugboat repurposed for use by the Ukrainian army in the port of Mykolaiv, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported Saturday,…