Colombian gold miners rescued after about 18 hours trapped underground
Watch: People clap and cheer as the gold miners emerge after nearly a day trapped underground Eighteen workers trapped for about 18 hours in a gold mine in north-western Colombia…
Three killed in explosion at LA Sheriff’s Department training facility
At least three police officers were killed in an explosion at a County Sheriff’s Department training facility in East Los Angeles, officials say. The explosion occurred at the Biscailuz Center…
Romance scam victim travels 700km ‘to marry French beauty queen’
Foc Kan/WireImage via Getty Images Sophie Vouzelaud was first runner-up to Miss France in 2007 A Belgian man has travelled 760km (472 miles) to meet a French beauty queen he…
Druze residents describe ‘bloodbath’ in Syrian city
AFP A medic and other men walk past the bodies of those killed in the fighting at a hospital in Suweida city Over the last five days, Rima says she…
Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany under ICC warrant
Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague Getty Images The International Criminal Court says German authorities arrested Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri on 16 July A Libyan man suspected of committing…
What is Trump’s vein condition and how serious is it?
Jacqueline Howard BBC News EPA On Thursday, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump has a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency. During a regular…
Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rain drenches country
Reuters South Korea’s raised the weather-related disaster alert to its highest level Four people have died and more than 1,300 evacuated as torrential rain pounds South Korea, with authorities warning…
North Korea seaside resort bans foreigners weeks after opening
North Korea has announced that its newly opened seaside resort will not be receiving foreign tourists. The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, opened on 1 July, has been touted as…
Germany’s Merz admits Europe was free-riding on the US
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Jeff Overs/BBC Friedrich Merz has met President Donald Trump three times since becoming chancellor in early May German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has accepted US accusations…
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in May 2026, CBS says
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprise statement on Thursday. The move “is purely a financial decision against…