Category World

An emperor penguin has swam all the way from Antarctica to western Australia. Scientists think the 3,400 kilometre journey is the longest ever recorded for the species. People on a beach in Denmark in Australia initially thought the penguin was…

The upper house of Russia’s parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the US confirmed that 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia. The “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty,”…

Voters in Missouri have cleared the way to undo one of the United States’ most restrictive abortion bans in one of four victories for abortion rights advocates. But Florida defeated a similar constitutional amendment, leaving in place a law barring…

Donald Trump has won the battleground state of North Carolina. The former US president fended off a challenge from Kamala Harris, who was looking to flip the state and expand her pathways to 270 electoral votes. Mr Trump had made…

Former US president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris have notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states. Polls have closed in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Nevada, the seven closely fought battlegrounds expected to…

Prosecutors and police investigators who specialise in fighting fraud and corruption raided Netflix offices in France and the Netherlands on Tuesday, in a probe of suspected financial wrongdoing, judicial officials said. French and Dutch authorities have been working together for…

Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in a botched art heist at a gallery in the southern Netherlands targeting four valuable Andy Warhol screenprints. The arrest came days after thieves blew open the door of…

A French court in Lille found 18 defendants guilty on Tuesday in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to dangerous English Channel crossings. The group was charged after a 2022 police operation across Europe led to several arrests and the seizure of…

Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people overnight in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. Strikes early on Tuesday killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, including four children and two women, and a strike late on Monday on the…

Tropical Storm Rafael moved towards the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba. The storm was located 105 miles (170km) southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, early on Tuesday. It had maximum sustained…