At least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured as wildfires spread across several provinces in northern Algeria amid a severe heatwave gripping North Africa. Algeria’s civil protection authorities said numerous fires were burning along the country’s northern coastline, with firefighters battling dozens of separate blazes. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on…
The long-delayed trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged self-proclaimed mastermind of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, has been scheduled to begin in June 2028. A military judge at Guantanamo Bay ruled on Wednesday that the trial will begin on 5 June 2028, nearly 27 years after the attacks that…
Norway’s royal family has gathered at the bedside of King Harald V after the country’s 89-year-old monarch was reported to be in an “extremely serious” condition in hospital. King Harald has been receiving treatment at Oslo University Hospital for more than a week after being diagnosed with haemolytic anaemia. This is a rare blood disorder…
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Jose Mourinho enjoyed a winning return to the Santiago Bernabeu, with Real Madrid beating Real Sociedad in La Liga. Mourinho, back for his second spell in charge of the Spanish giants, has now won his opening two league games after guiding Madrid to a 2-1 victory away at Espanyol…
Fifty eggs suspected to belong to endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main international airport, with several of the eggs now hatching under specialist care. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested last Thursday at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after allegedly attempting to smuggle the eggs into the country inside a homemade incubator…
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, one of the world’s most recognisable contemporary artists, has died at the age of 97. Kusama’s company confirmed that the artist died at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, describing her death as a moment of “profound sorrow.” Throughout her extraordinary career, Kusama worked across visual art, sculpture,…
A worker at Frankfurt Airport has died of malaria following a rare outbreak that has infected six employees at Germany’s busiest airport. German public health officials believe the infections may have been caused by mosquitoes that arrived at the airport aboard an aircraft. The remaining five infected workers are receiving medical treatment, according to Fraport,…
At least 14 newborn babies have died after a fire broke out in a maternity ward at a major state-run hospital in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The fire started on the third floor of the mother and child unit at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Wednesday morning. A hospital spokesman told the BBC…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that those responsible for drone attacks and other hostile acts against Germany will “pay a price”, as investigators examine a suspected explosive-laden drone discovered near Leipzig/Halle Airport. Merz said the incident demonstrated that Germany was facing a “very real threat” and was increasingly becoming a target of hostile activity….
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw have been named the Professional Footballers’ Association’s men’s and women’s Players of the Year for the 2025-26 season. The pair were previously recognised by the Football Writers’ Association, having won its men’s and women’s Footballer of the Year awards for the same campaign. Fernandes…
