Paris 2024 organisers cancel training for open water swimming on Tuesday because of pollution in the River Seine.
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US woman found chained to tree in India tied herself, say police
Police had constituted several teams to investigate how she came to be in the forest.
Arrests after South African pastor storms school with machete
The controversial Pastor Mboro appears to have forced his way into a primary school while wielding machetes.
‘Hero’ father killed in crocodile attack
Dr David Hogbin was walking when a path gave way and he fell into water, before being taken by a crocodile.
Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as tensions simmer
An Israeli air strike kills four in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah drones injure two in Israel.
Criminal probe launched into Venezuela opposition leaders
The attorney general, a government ally, accuses María Corina Machado and Edmundo González of “incitement”.
Man accused of Danish PM attack ‘too drunk to remember’
The 39-year-old says he was having a “bad day” when he came face to face with Mette Frederiksen.
Bangladesh parliament dissolved after PM flees country
The dissolution of parliament, a key demand of protesters, paves the way for an interim government.
The ex-football coach and teacher – now Harris’s VP pick
The Minnesota governor is a former public school teacher, National Guardsman and member of Congress.
The small African country with the world’s highest suicide rate
A look at Lesotho, where more people take their own lives than anywhere else in the world.