Frankfurt Airport employee dies after contracting malaria, operator Fraport says
The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July. Read More
Spain set for a ‘Super September’ as travellers chase shoulder season sun
September is having a moment among travellers as they swap the peak summer months for late-season sun, fewer crowds and more affordable fares. Read More
Rare Mondrian unseen for 25 years heads to auction
A rare 1920 Mondrian painting, Composition III, unseen for 25 years, will sell at Christie’s London in October with an estimate of £20m to £30m. Read more at Read More
Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of businesses hit by drone strikes
The edict covers energy, transport, logistics and any facility deemed critical to national security, and can be imposed by presidential instruction alone. Experts called it “hybrid nationalisation,” warning it would…
Human rights in Myanmar hit ‘new low,’ fuelled by illegal mining and scam centres, UN warns
Myanmar’s ruling junta seized power in a coup in 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the country into turmoil…
ICE arrests hit nearly 50,000 in July, highest of Trump’s mass deportation agenda
The month before President Donald Trump returned to office, immigration arrests stood at just over 8,000, mostly involving immigrants transferred from local or state detention facilities to ICE for deportation.…
‘Unique and irreplaceable’: Dolly Parton tributes from public figures and celebrities
Tributes have been paid after the news that Dolly Parton, one of the most legendary artists in country music history, has died at the age of 80. Read More
Remains of 16th-century hospital that treated sailors discovered in Peru
Archealogists uncovered a colonial-era hospital and adjacent church in Lima that treated sick sailors. According to experts, the hospital dates back to the 1570s and operated until shortly before 1821.…
US Secret Service probes Iranian video threatening Barron Trump
The agency confirmed it was aware of the IRGC-affiliated broadcast on the US president’s youngest son, which claimed a $10m bounty and alleged his movements were “fully monitored”. Read more…
More than 1,000 volunteers pull historic castle back to its original site in Japan
More than 1,000 volunteers pull Japan’s Hirosaki Castle back to its original site in Aomori after a decade of renovation work on the 400-year-old keep. Read more at Read More