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The BBC reported allegations of rape during the filming of Married at First Sight. Photo: AP
Sexual harassment and assault

UK’s Channel 4 removes Married at First Sight show after BBC rape report

2 women had told the BBC they were raped during the filming of the reality TV show, the news service reported.

Ukraine war

Belarus holds drills with Russian nuclear weapons, Ukraine condemns move

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Pope Leo XIV

‘Human dignity’: Pope Leo, Anthropic to launch pontiff’s first AI document

World Health Organization (WHO)

‘Crises’: WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, US withdrawal

Aid cuts ‘have disrupted health systems, widened inequalities’ said UN chief Antonio Guterres, with WHO budget down by almost US$1 billion.

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A health official uses a thermometer to screen people outside a hospital in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Photo: AP
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people outside a hospital in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Spain

‘8-year-ordeal’: Spanish court acquits pop star Shakira of tax fraud

Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency.

Britain

Revolt against UK’s Starmer revives bitter debate over undoing Brexit

With the prime minister’s leadership in crisis, the spectre of rejoining the EU is creeping back into the debate.

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Italy

Meloni meets victims of Italy car-ramming attack

Italy’s prime minister rushes to Modena following a horrific vehicle assault that left several people seriously injured.

The car that crashed into pedestrians. Photo: Reuters
The car that crashed into pedestrians. Photo: Reuters
Animals

Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps

Woman dead, husband injured in an attack by aggressive cows that has left authorities perplexed.

Norway

Norway arrests Chinese national for alleged spying

Court orders suspect be remanded in custody for four weeks, in the second high-profile case this month.

Animals

German police kill escaped tiger after handler mauled

Tiger escaped from a private facility, seriously injuring a volunteer before police shot the animal dead.

Officers with heavy weapons at the scene. Photo: dpa
Crime

Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe

Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late financier’s estate. Photo: House Oversight Committee via TNS
Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late financier’s estate. Photo: House Oversight Committee via TNS
France

‘It’s nasty’: Swatch-Audemars Piguet watch hype ignites global shopping chaos

From New York to Milan, buyers push and shove each other to get their hands on the ‘Royal Pop’ timepieces.

Music

Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict.

Animals

Timmy, the stranded whale that captivated Germany, found dead in Denmark

The animal had recently been released in the North Sea after an expensive and controversial rescue operation.

Helpers use straps to try to pull a stranded humpback whale in Fährdorf, Germany, in April. Photo: dpa via AP
Italy

8 injured as man rams car into crowd in Italy’s Modena

The fleeing driver was stopped by some pedestrians, one of whom he attacked with a knife, before being arrested.

A damaged car is seen after an incident in Modena, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Lapresse via AP
A damaged car is seen after an incident in Modena, Italy, on Saturday. Photo: Lapresse via AP
Britain

Rival pro-Palestine, far-right protests in London as 4,000 police deployed

London’s Metropolitan Police drafted more than 4,000 officers over fears that far-right demonstrators may clash with pro-Palestine marchers if not kept apart.

Crime

Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete

The 35-year-old suspect told police he objected to the public display of human remains and had planned to throw the skull into a river.

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Fame and celebrity

Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’

The Hollywood star received an honorary Palme d’Or, as he premiered his first film as a director.

John Travolta holds his honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes on Friday. Photo: AP
John Travolta holds his honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes on Friday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine

The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.

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Italy

Search for missing Italian divers continues in Maldives cave

Italy says five of its citizens have drowned, including a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

Ukraine war

‘Stay inside’: Finland warns of drone scare near capital Helsinki

The early hours warning – the first for the capital city – said a drone could be heading towards an area on the south coast.

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A view of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. File photo: Shutterstock
Britain

‘King of the North’ takes first step to challenge UK’s Starmer

UK lawmaker resigns his seat, clearing a path for leadership challenger Andy Burnham.

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who is also known as the ‘King of the North’. Photo: AP
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who is also known as the ‘King of the North’. Photo: AP
Britain

UK health minister quits, calls for leadership contest to oust PM Starmer

Health Minister Wes Streeting is the first senior minister to quit after days of calls by Labour lawmakers for Starmer to step down.

The Netherlands

France, Netherlands say all hantavirus contact cases negative

Globally three people have died, six are confirmed to have hantavirus, and there is one probable case.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

Andriy Yermak was named as an official suspect in a sprawling, multi-episode money-laundering case that has gripped Ukraine for months.

Former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak appears at court in Kyiv for a hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
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