Chester Zoo staff rescue near-extinct snails from remote rock
Zoo conservationists have bred 300 near-extinct tiny snails and introduced them back into the wild. Just 21 Madeiran lands snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal’s Bugio Island. They were believed to be the last of their kind. Experts at…
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,”…
The moment Tuesday’s powerful earthquake hit Japan
A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are…
Live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 29/07/2026 – 04:51Modified: 29/07/2026 – 05:28 Screengrab made on July 18, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) shows what the US military says is the latest wave of…
Nigeria drug trade: How Mexican cartels have outsourced meth labs
These laboratories, where Mexicans have been working, have since been uncovered in Kenya, Mozambique and in South Africa. Since 2023 «we’ve seen…14 Mexican-operated labs in total [being raided]. We saw the one in 2023 [in Mozambique], we saw six…
Bad news for Bordeaux: France’s celebrated wine industry faces wake-up call over wildfires
Wildfires burning outside Bordeaux are underscoring the climate challenges facing France‘s largest wine region, where producers are grappling with severe drought, rising temperatures and falling wine consumption. While growers say the fires pose…
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over «unacceptable risks» to the country’s national security. The move applies to advanced robots – including humanoid and four-legged…
UEFA accuses FIFA of ‘selling football’ with World Cup investment plan
FIFA said Tuesday it plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. World football’s governing body said it would retain a majority share in FIFA…
Iran launches ‘attempted surprise attack’ on American forces in Middle East, US military says
Iran has launched «multiple» ballistic missiles in an «attempted surprise attack» on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with all missiles…
France braces for fresh evacuations as Spain eases wildfire restrictions
Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave in France over fears that a looming heatwave would prevent containment of fires that have…