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Watch: Moroccan police clash with migrants near border with Spain’s CeutaSpain’s North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco, though more than 25,000 have returned voluntarily, officials said.29 mins agoWorld
De Agostini Editorial / Getty ImagesIt is estimated that more than 2,000 elephants roam in and around Amboseli National ParkFifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals’ carcasses.Ten of the elephants had been found with signs of paralysis and then died within two days. The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.Investigations are continuing, but for the…
AFP via Getty ImagesPeru’s constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country’s former president after he was found guilty of corruption.Ollanta Humala, who led the country from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting illegal funds from the Venezuelan president and Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to fund his election campaigns in 2006 and 2011. The former president had said he would appeal against the verdict, and now Peru’s constitutional court has declared the entire criminal proceedings against him null and void. Humala is expected to be released from Barbadillo Prison in the capital Lima,…
ReutersLeaders of tech companies Meta, Amazon and Google all reported quarterly financial results in in recent daysThe world’s biggest technology companies – including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon – updated Wall Street this week on their finances.One common thread emerged: they are all planning to continue spending massive amounts of money on artificial intelligence (AI).The reaction from investors was that they need to see more tangible results to show for the $1tn (£743bn) and growing investment in things like computer chips, data centres, and even technical staff. That sent some tech stocks on a wild ride in recent days.While…
Krishan BhilareIndia relies on strawberry varieties from the US and EuropeIn the west of India, the mountainous region of Mahabaleshwar is home to most of India’s strawberry farms. Around 85% of India’s strawberry cultivation happens there.An altitude of more than 1,000m (3,280ft) gifts the region a long cool growing season between November and March.In addition, light, well-drained soil is well-suited to strawberry cultivation.”If you have a field full of strawberries and sudden heavy rains hit, the entire crop is ruined and we have to bear massive losses,” says Sheetal Danavle who, with her husband, grows strawberries on half of their…
Watch: Moment empty building collapses in New YorkSurveillance video shows the building – which was under construction – crumbling over and sending debris spilling onto a road.12 hrs agoUS & Canada
Asian nations join opposition to Fifa investment planThe Asian Football Confederation “stands in solidarity” with Uefa and Concacaf in opposing controversial Fifa proposals.Just nowWorld Cup
LIVEHamas agrees to Trump’s plan to disarm in Gaza, official tells BBC, with Israel yet to commentA senior Hamas official said the group had agreed to the plan – announced by the US president late on Thursday – and an official statement would follow.
Getty ImagesDive into a good book this summer You’ve been dreaming about that summer break on the sun lounger, book in one hand and drink in the other, for months. Now the dash to the airport gate, train station or hours-long drive is all that stands in your way.But what does the book you’ve just shoved in your suitcase say about you?”It’s definitely not a random choice,” says Edgar Dubourg, a cognitive scientist at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. “Your reading list is basically a map of your personality. “When you pick a thriller or romance or horror or…
Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as plan continuesFootball’s governing body Fifa plans to continue the consultation process after Uefa threatens to boycott World Cups.35 mins agoWorld Cup