- October 3, 2024
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Alamy The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in
Rwanda restricts funeral sizes following outbreak
Rwandan authorities have restricted funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in an effort to curb an outbreak of the
Floridians inundated by Hurricane Helene
Briana Gagnier Briana Gagnier says the streets look like white water rapids Florida resident Briana Gagnier and her family saw
New ‘ghost shark’ discovered in New Zealand waters
New Zealand scientists have discovered a new species of “ghost shark” – a rare type of fish that is incredibly
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader
Getty Images Sri Lanka’s former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests Polls have closed in Sri Lanka’s
Ukraine drone attack in Russia’s Tver region sparks fire
Reuters Smoke and flames rise following a Ukrainian drone attack in Toropets in the Tver region, Russia Thirteen people have
Eight dead after Channel migrant crossing
Eight people have died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French police say. Rescue services
Key moments from first non-professional spacewalk
Billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman has become the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space during the Polaris Dawn mission. “Back
Typhoon Yagi collapses busy bridge in Vietnam
A busy bridge in northern Vietnam has collapsed in the wake of super typhoon Yagi, plunging 10 cars and two
Kenya school fire leaves at least 17 pupils dead and more injured, police say
EPA A team of investigators have been deployed to the school to look into the cause of the fire Seventeen