Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his... Read more »

Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has told the country’s media that “there is a risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise”, amid Israel’s devastating war on Gaza and... Read more »

Mission under way to save ‘world’s most beautiful’ snails

Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Bernardo Reyes-Tur A Polymita snail in its native forest habitat in Eastern Cuba Researchers have embarked on a mission to save what some consider to be... Read more »

Rotherham child sexual abuse scandal: Allegations point to police involvement

Over a decade after a report into the sexual abuse of at least 1,400 children by men in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, evidence has emerged showing that local police not only... Read more »

Petting cafes to homes: Thailand’s soaring captive lion population | Wildlife News

Behind a car repair business on an unremarkable Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: Two lions and a 200kg (440lb) lion-tiger hybrid called “Big George”. Lion... Read more »

Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of slain activist | Occupied West Bank News

More than 60 Palestinian women are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of the body of Palestinian activist and English teacher Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot dead last week in the... Read more »

Patrick Star and ‘Drag Queen’ crab: underwater robot live stream captivates Argentines

A robot explores the dark, cold, deep sea floor of the South Atlantic, transmitting images of vibrant coral and fish never seen before as scientists give live commentary via YouTube. And Argentines... Read more »

‘Our north is the south’: Softball leagues flourish in Brazilian city as Cuban arrivals outnumber Venezuelans for first time | Cuba

If he had been able to choose, Roberto Hernandez Tello, 59, would have gone to the United States last May, when he left Cuba in search of a better life. However, due... Read more »

Trump announces US submarine deployments in nuclear war threat against Russia

In an open threat to wage nuclear war against Russia, US President Donald Trump announced on August 1 that he is repositioning US nuclear submarines to strike Russia. The threat came in... Read more »

Russia’s drone attacks on Ukraine hit record high in July | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia fired more than 6,000 drones on Ukraine in July, more than any other month since it launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, the AFP news agency and the Kyiv Independent reported.... Read more »