Sweden has raised its terror threat to Four out of five
The decision follows a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists, sparking angry demonstrations across Muslim countries.
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Israeli cops accused of beating Palestinian detainee, branding him with Star of David
Hospital bosses ignored months of doctors' warnings about Lucy Letby
Hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations and tried to silence doctors, BBC investigation finds.
WHO sounds alarm on Afghanistan, says almost 30 mln people need urgent aid
The Taliban takeover has accelerated a dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan with 28.8 million people across the country now needing urgent aid, up from
France, U.S. relations grow tense over Niger coup
French officials are frustrated that their American counterparts have been willing to engage with the junta that overthrew Niger’s president.
Canada demands Meta lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country.
Biden administration extends protected status for Ukrainians in US
Washington shields Ukrainians from deportation for another 18 months in extension of Temporary Protected Status.
The Airbnb effect: why second homes have become so divisive
In early June 2023, the mayor of the Italian city of Florence announced an immediate ban on new short-term rentals in its UNESCO-protected historic center. The measure follows efforts by local authorities worldwide to regulate the expansion of Airbnbs, second homes and short-term rentals due to overtourism and a worsening housing crisis. CNBC examines the impact of the commercialization of housing and whether restrictions on short-term rentals can work.
Ukraine making progress in counteroffensive, U.S. officials say
One of the goals of the counteroffensive is to advance south through heavy Russian fortifications in a bid to reclaim occupied Melitopol – the gateway to Crimea.
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit
The 33-year-old is convicted of killing babies at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked.
Israeli women establish militia to oppose orthodox extremists
The move comes following widely reported events in which ultra-Orthodox Jews insulted women and some bus drivers refused to let them in.
Canada mulling 'game plan' if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift: Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada has been considering a 'game plan' for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential elections.
Belarus leader Lukashenko admits that at start of war some Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko, self-proclaimed President of Belarus, has admitted that at the beginning of the large-scale war, Russian units entered Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, but he does not consider himself responsible for the Russian invasion.
Russian-backed general admits his troops 'cannot win' against Ukraine and suggests freezing the front line where it is
Alexander Khodakovsky and his battalion were forced to surrender a key Ukrainian village earlier this month.
Russia is charging families of dead soldiers $1,500 to get their bodies back, human-rights group claims
Crimea SOS says Russian military officials told families the soldiers' bodies are in "inconvenient" locations, when they're actually in a morgue.
Russia is charging families of dead soldiers $1,500 to get their bodies back, human-rights group claims
Women ‘lose value’ if men glimpse their faces in public, says Taliban official
Explaining why women must keep their faces covered in public, a Taliban spokesperson said, “A woman has her own value and that value decreases by men looking at her.”
‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander
The leader of the Russian battalion defeated at liberated Urozhaine calls for “freezing the front” after his unreinforced troops were devastated in a rout.
Drone attack hits building in central Moscow
Russian officials say air defences shot down the drone and its debris landed on the city's Expo Center.
North Korean missile capable of striking the U.S. likely a result of cooperation with Russia, think tank says
The missile’s dimensions and its flight trajectory data appear “nearly identical” to those of Russia’s Topol-M ICBM, says the report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.