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Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrants
Bakary Jaiju was 19 when he climbed into a wooden boat in the Gambia and set out for Europe. He would be at sea for seven frightening days as his supplies of food and water gradually ran out.
Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children
Ryanair is being investigated by the UK's competition watchdog over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child on flights.
South Korea fines Coupang over $400m after massive data breach affecting 30 million customers
South Korea has hit online retail giant Coupang with a record fine of more than $400m (£299m) over a massive data breach that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers last year.
Australia bans Iranian tourists with valid visas for six months
Iranian tourists with valid visas will be banned from visiting Australia for the next six months over concerns they may be unable or unlikely to return home once their visas expire.
Minnesota attacker pleads guilty in killing of lawmaker and husband, avoids death penalty
A man charged with the targeted killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in what prosecutors described as an act of political violence has pleaded guilty, avoiding a potential death penalty under a plea deal.
WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola as cases surge
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in order to contain an Ebola outbreak, saying that ongoing fighting was driving mass displacement and spreading the disease in overcrowded camps.
New head of Hamas’ military wing killed in Gaza City strikes, Israel says
Israeli air strikes killed the newly appointed commander of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammed Odeh, in Gaza City on Tuesday. The high-profile assassination comes just days after his predecessor died in a similar targeted attack. The multi-missile operation hit a residential building in one of the busiest market areas of...
Hotels can refuse tourists tap water, Italy’s top court rules
Italy’s highest court has ruled that a five-star Dolomites hotel was acting lawfully when it refused to provide tap water to a tourist. The woman unsuccessfully argued that “water is a natural resource and a universal human right” after a waiter only offered her €7 (£6) bottled mineral water at the restaurant of the fi...
Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israeli troops expand ground campaign
An intensive wave of Israeli airstrikes and expanding ground operations killed dozens of people across southern and eastern Lebanon on Tuesday. The heavy bombardment followed a direct vow from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step up military actions against Hezbollah. Lebanon’s health ministry confirmed th...
Australia bans Iranian tourists with valid visas for six months
Iranian tourists with valid visas will be banned from visiting Australia for the next six months over concerns they may be unable or unlikely to return home once their visas expire. “Decisions about permanent stays in Australia should be deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who had booked...
Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off German coast
Rescuers are continuing to try and save a stranded humpback whale off Germany's north coast.
Police investigate ‘8647’ written in grass on US national mall
US police are investigating a large imprint of the numbers 8-6-4-7 that were apparently drawn in the grass of the National Mall in Washington, DC.