Een vijftienjarige jongen is in Frankrijk veroordeeld tot achttien jaar cel voor de moord op een schooltoezichtster in Haute-Marne. De zaak, die vorig jaar het hele land shockeerde, werd achter gesloten deuren behandeld door de jeugdrechtbank van Chaumont.
A retired couple from Regina, Canada, were killed in a bear attack near McTavish Lake in northern Saskatchewan. The province has confirmed that a black bear was involved and that the animal has since been euthanized.
Iran dreigt met een “totale aanval” als de Amerikaanse bombardementen nog enkele dagen doorgaan. Dat zei Mohsen Rezaï, militair adviseur van de Iraanse hoogste leider, vrijdag op de staatstelevisie, terwijl de spanning tussen Washington en Teheran verder oploopt.
Israel is taking another step toward its controversial plan to guard Palestinian prisoners with Nile crocodiles. The government has revoked the reptiles’ protected status, which appears to pave the way for a detention complex surrounded by crocodiles.
Now that the Taliban is actively promoting tourism, the regime is trying to position Afghanistan as a destination for adventurous travelers. Yet for many visitors, the country remains a destination with clear risks, even as the first Western tourists are once again flocking there for its natural beauty, historical sites, and Afghan hospitality.
In the United States, a parasite is causing thousands of infections, resulting in severe diarrhea. The culprit is believed to be iceberg lettuce served at restaurants of the fast-food chain Taco Bell.
Russian blogger and former Kremlin loyalist Ilya Remeslo has been arrested on suspicion of spreading false information about the military, according to the Russian state news agency TASS, citing police sources.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused Israel of trying to influence U.S. public opinion to prolong the war with Iran. In a conversation with podcaster Joe Rogan, he said that, in his view, some figures within the Israeli government are actively working to undermine U.S. diplomacy.
Thirty years after its sinking, the sunken Soviet submarine Komsomolets continues to cause a stir in the Norwegian Sea. Although recent measurements show that the nuclear-tipped torpedoes are not yet leaking plutonium, the wreck’s nuclear reactor is indeed still emitting radioactive substances.
President Volodymyr Zelensky heeft de chef van de Oekraïense veiligheidsdienst SBU, Jevhen Chmara, aangeduid als waarnemend minister van Defensie. Chmara moet de taken van het ministerie voorlopig overnemen na het ontslag van Mychajlo Fedorov, die de functie slechts zes maanden bekleedde.