Kayaker who faked death sends video to police
A US man who faked his own death and fled the country, leaving behind his family, has been in contact with police in his home state and sent investigators a…
Kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe
US police have appealed for a missing man to come back home for Christmas with his family. Ryan Borgwardt went missing from Wisconsin in August, prompting a search for him.…
Russia gives North Korea a million barrels of oil, report finds
BBC The latest of 43 journeys made by North Korean oil tankers to Russia since March 2024, documented by the Open Source Centre Russia is estimated to have supplied North…
Police indict former president for coup attempt
Getty Images Police have been investigating whether Bolsonaro incited a failed coup after losing the 2022 election Ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies have been formally…
Putin warns West as ‘new missile’ fired
State Emergency Service of Ukraine Ukraine says critical infrastructure was targeted in Dnipro Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an attack by his forces on the eastern Ukrainian city…
Methanol poisoning deaths highlight SE Asia’s fake alcohol problem
Getty Images Towns like Vang Vieng in Laos – where the fatal poisonings took place – are known stops on the backpacking trail through South East Asia Suspected methanol poisoning…
Contraceptive recalled in South Africa due to packaging mix-up
Regulators in South Africa have recalled a batch of the popular Yaz Plus contraceptive pill, after a packaging mix-up which means the contraception could be potentially ineffective. Manufacturer Bayer Ltd…
Patient sues Algerian author over claims he used her in prize novel
Getty Images Saada Arbane said she had refused to meet Kamel Daoud when she found out he wanted to use her as the basis of his book This year’s winner…
Thousands rush to US border before Trump takes office
Thousands of migrants from Central America left southern Mexico on 20 November, aiming to reach the US before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. The group hopes to avoid…
Russia’s advance and the return of Trump
BBC/Joe Phua Anastasiia Bolvihina fled the besieged city of Pokrovsk with her two sons As the Russian army slowly advances in eastern Ukraine, it’s driving a tide of human suffering…