Canada’s Carney talked tough on Trump
It’s another curveball in the Canada-US trade war – a new missive by US Donald Trump threatening an unexpected 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting next month. It came as…
German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia’s outback
A backpacker survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia’s outback by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have said. Carolina Wilga, 26, from Germany, was rescued…
Gwynedd man, 25, dies in Malta balcony fall
A 25-year-old man from Gwynedd has died in Malta in a fall from a hotel balcony. Police were called to the hotel in St Julian’s, a town on the east…
Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say
A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday. This was the first recorded death from the disease in the county since 2007, Coconino County…
Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August
President Donald Trump has announced that the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% tariff on imports to the US from 1 August. He warned he would impose even…
Intense Mediterranean Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life
Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams Getty Images Shading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might…
North Korea’s Benidorm-style resort welcomes first Russian tourists
Kayleen Devlin, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Kevin Nguyen BBC Verify Getty Images A new beach resort in North Korea, criticised by human rights groups for the harsh treatment of construction…
Is William Ruto the most disliked Kenyan president in history?
Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Bloomberg via Getty Images William Ruto has faced mounting public resentment since he became president Kenya’s William Ruto rode into office on a wave of…
Families of Air India crash victims seek answers after report
Samira Hussain South Asia correspondent BBC For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash that killed his brother,…
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank settler attack, health ministry says
AFP (File photo) Palestinians look on as a fire burns on a hilltop seized by Israeli settlers near Sinjil on 4 July Two Palestinians have been killed in an attack…