French streamer’s death ‘not due to trauma’, autopsy finds
An autopsy into the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, has found it was not due to trauma, according to the prosecutor handling the case.…
Korean war POW, 95, fails at attempt to return to North
Yuna Ku BBC Korean, in Paju Jungmin Choi/BBC After decades in the South, Ahn Hak-sop was hoping to go home to the North On a blistering morning earlier this week,…
Israel will begin talks to free all hostages, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has instructed negotiations to begin for the release of all remaining hostages and an end to the war in Gaza on terms…
Appeals court throws out Trump’s $500m civil fraud penalty
An appeals court has thrown out a $500m (£372m) penalty that President Donald Trump was ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud trial last year. Judge Arthur Engoron…
Israel tells medics to prepare for Gaza City evacuation
Reuters Israel’s military says it has warned medical officials and international organisations to prepare for the planned evacuation of Gaza City’s one million residents ahead of an offensive to occupy…
If a Putin-Zelensky summit takes place, where could it be?
Ambitious plans for a bilateral summit between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin appear to be stalling, only days after Donald Trump expressed confidence that such a meeting could…
UK backs joint call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza
The UK is among 27 countries backing a statement calling for Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access to Gaza. France, Germany, Australia, and Japan have also signed the…
Rescued baby gorilla Zeytin recovers from smuggling ordeal
A baby gorilla, rescued last year from a plane’s shipping container at Istanbul airport, may soon be returned to his native Nigeria. The infant – named Zeytin in a public…
Three more giraffe species than previously thought, scientists say
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Michael Brown Giraffes in Uganda’s Kidepo Valley Giraffes are one of the world’s most distinct and well-loved creatures, always thought to be one species.…
Ukrainian held in Italy over blast mystery of Nord Stream gas pipelines
German prosecutors say a Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, several months after the start…