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
Haze from El Niño-fuelled wildfires threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns
Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said last week. Read more at…
More than 200 migrants rescued off Crete at dawn
Three consecutive search and rescue operations for migrants were carried out at dawn in the sea area southwest of Ierapetra. Read More
Row over weight of half a loaf leaves German baker with €15,000 bill
A customer complaint over just 10 grams of missing bread forced the Bavarian baker to install new weighing equipment across his shops. Read More
The world’s 10 best cities for nightlife have been revealed – and only three are in Europe
Berlin, Brighton and Amsterdam were the only cities on the continent to make the top 10 in the ranking from Time Out. Read More