Russian media claims a second victim has died from 'plague outbreak' at infection zone hospital as Kremlin scrambles to cover up details

Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia, says Moscow

Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since the start of the war, says France 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

Paris Fashion Week: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa and Rihanna light up the front row

Paris is once again the centre of planet fashion, as the spring-summer 2027 collections take over the catwalks. Simon Moritz takes us through the big hitters, starting with Matthieu Blazy’s exploration of the different women who made up Gabrielle Chanel, as he goes from strength to strength at the prestigious fashion house. We also discuss the comings and goings at YSL, Balenciaga and Dior, and meet Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius as he puts his national heritage in the spotlight.

Trump approves historic military execution of Fort Hood shooter

Hasan was shot by a civilian police officer responding to the attack and was left partially paralysedUS President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.The decision was...

Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria, as fears grow about hybrid attacks by Russia

The crew of a merchant ship was missing after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that it described as a gross violation of international law.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin to switch focus away from slalom in 'exploration' season

Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say

Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death after patient returns from DR Congo

Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.

Nobel Prize 2026: How much is the prize money in Indian rupees, how joint winners split it, how the amount has changed

Nobel directed that more than SEK 31 million of his estate should be converted into a fund and invested in “safe securities”. The income generated from those investments would be distributed annually as prizes.

British whistleblower, 57, who revealed Trump official Howard Lutnick's links to Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in Thailand - as family pay tribute to his 'courage'

Simon Andriesz, 57, who was living in Cornwall, was found dead in a town just outside Bangkok on the morning of September 23, with his cause of death recorded as 'asphyxiation from hanging'.

British executive whose son, two, fell to his death from a Cyprus hotel window could lose his career after pleading guilty over his death, court hears

A city executive whose two-year-old son fell to his death from an open hotel window in Cyprus could be struck off after pleading guilty to causing the death, a court heard.

Bill Clinton plays saxophone for musical birthday tribute to Václav Havel

More than three decades after picking up a saxophone for a famous musical moment in the Czech Republic, former President Clinton is dusting off the instrument once again as part of a tuneful tribute. "I'm really honored to join with people all across the Czech Republic and all around the world in observing the 90th birthday...