France returns slain king’s skull to Madagascar
King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum’s archive.
Year: 2025
US House committee requests Epstein ‘birthday book’ from his estate
A panel investigating the disgraced late financier’s crimes has subpoenaed an alleged file with notes from associates.
Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town
Australian police say “heavily armed” man escaped into the bush after the shooting in Victoria state.
Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images
BBC investigation finds US victim’s images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.
Five journalists among 20 killed in double Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “tragic mishap” which Israel “deeply regrets”.
Medvedev beaten after photographer enters court
Daniil Medvedev is out of the US Open after a remarkable defeat by Benjamin Bonzi, where a photographer walking on…
How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West
Over the past three years, Russian state-backed news channel RT has expanded its international presence.
Trump threatens to deploy troops to Baltimore to ‘clean up’ crime
The deployment of military for domestic law enforcement has drawn backlash from Democrats, with one governor calling it an “abuse…
Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
Quentin Sommerville follows volunteers carrying out evacuations in eastern Ukraine as drone attacks rage.
Three sisters drown in migrant boat in Mediterranean, rescuers say
There was “sheer horror” when survivors realised that the girls aged nine, 11 and 17 had died, a rescuer says.