Anne Hathaway walks the streets of Rome in a sparkling pink minidress carrying a miniature handbag. The event she’s teetering to in hot pink platforms is a celebration of Valentino’s Haute Couture line at Rome Fashion Week. She was later photographed w…
LEGOLAND unveils England women’s football team miniatures ahead of Sunday’s Euro final
The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort is supporting the England women’s soccer team ahead of Sunday’s European Championship final by building LEGO miniatures of the team. It took two model makers and 874 pieces to reproduce the famous players, among them captain…
Ukraine war: What you need to know this Wednesday
Crucial infrastructure for Ukraine grain export opens in IstanbulThe headquarters that will coordinate grain exports from Ukraine was unveiled in Turkey on Wednesday, following a landmark agreement to unlock shipments last week. The first ships carryin…
The exhausted Euphrates tortoise was brought back to life
In Diyarbakir, south-east Turkey, this Euphrates tortoise was brought back to life thanks to the sensitivity of villagers and the early intervention of local authorities.
Watch these parkour athletes swing around Paris switching off wasteful lights
In an attempt to save energy, some young French citizens are turning off shop signs at night in an acrobatic way – a trend that has gone viral on social media. The parkour collective, On the Spot, has been somersaulting its way around Paris at night in…
Germany to pay further compensation to families of 1972 Munich Olympics attack victims
The German government has indicated that it is willing to pay further compensation to the families of 11 Israeli athletes who were killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by members of a Palestinian group. Relatives of the athletes have long criti…
Lufthansa strike: More than 1,000 flights cancelled as staff walk out over pay
Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa went on strike early Wednesday (27 July), prompting the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights. Labour union Verdi had called for the walkout, which is due to run until 6 am on Thursday, over its demand for a 9.5 per…
Sudan forces kill at least one protester, says doctors’ group
Sudanese security forces killed at least one person while violently dispersing anti-coup protesters on Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum and other cities, a medical group said. The Sudan Doctors Committee, which is part of the pro-democracy movement, …
Ukraine war: Russian airstrikes target Black Sea coastal regions
Russia targeted Ukraine’s Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with airstrikes on Tuesday, hitting private property and port infrastructure along the country’s southern coast, the Ukrainian military said. The Kremlin’s forces used air-launched missi…