Death toll from Zimbabwe capsized ferry accident rises to 80
Another eight bodies were retrieved from Zimbabwe‘s Lake Kariba on Sunday to take the death toll from this week’s ferry capsizing to 80, police said. The overloaded passenger ferry run by the government‘s Rural Infrastructure…
Four ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
Four Renaissance paintings of «extraordinary value» have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy’s culture minister has said. Alessandro Giuli confirmed that three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonna…
Week in pictures: A solar eclipse, quake in Colombia and Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
Home Europe A solar eclipse seen across parts of Europe, ongoing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West…
Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland
A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe’s tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village. The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro’s smaller – if more…
South Lebanon: Doctor describes escalating humanitarian toll
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, in what local authorities describe as the largest escalation since the June agreement. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Pierre Catoire, an emergency doctor working in the area, described a…
Why are seniors in Singapore doing parkour?
Singapore is one of the world’s fastest aging countries and its seniors are embracing the challenge of staying healthy creatively. One group has started practicing parkour in a playground. Coach Tan Shie Boon says the sport improves their…
Live: Ukraine hit missile fuel production facility in Russia in overnight assault
16/08/2026 – 11:38 Ukraine hit missile fuel production facility in Russia, Ukrainian military says Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia’s Rostov region overnight, Ukrainian military said on Sunday. «The company…
Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here’s where they’re going instead
Christie Mitchell has made countless trips to the US in her lifetime. She has hiked national parks, attended American football games and drove an RV through several states down to Florida. The 50-year-old mother of two from the town of Powell River,…
Indonesian earthquake : Aid reaches Flores as death toll climbs
At least 47 people have been killed after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, triggering hundreds of aftershocks, widespread destruction and landslides. Rescue operations are underway as remote villages remain difficult to reach…
Three killed as Russia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine
At least three people have been killed and more than 10 injured in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, officials have said. Firefighters are tackling a fire that started overnight at a market in the capital, Kyiv, after it was hit by Russian…