USA: Ex-US airline pilot admits lewd act in cockpit mid-flight

A former US airline pilot has admitted committing a “lewd, indecent, or obscene act” during a flight last year. Michael Haak, 60, exposed himself to the female first officer in…

Canada: Remains of 215 children found at indigenous school

A mass grave containing the remains of 215 children has been found in Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. The children were students at…

Afghanistan: Bus blast kills three university staff

At least three teachers have died and 15 more people have been wounded after a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying university staff in Afghanistan. Professors and staff from Al-Biruni…

UK: Chelsea lifts Champions League trophy

Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time with a fully deserved victory over Manchester City in an all-Premier League confrontation in Porto. Thomas Tuchel got the better of…

Colombia: President Duque sends military to Cali

Colombian President Iván Duque says he is sending the military to restore order in the city of Cali after weeks of deadly anti-government protests. At least five people died in…

USA: San Jose shooting- Guns, petrol and 22,000 rounds of ammunition found

The man who killed nine people in California this week had 12 firearms, more than 20 cans of petrol, and approximately 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his house, police say.…

Argentina: Comedy of errors in TV Shakespeare mix-up

One man in his time really does play many parts, it seems, according to an Argentine newsreader who mixed up the author William Shakespeare with the first man to receive…

Australia: Don’t take on China alone, says ex- PM Kevin Rudd

Countries should unite against China’s growing economic and geopolitical coercion or risk being singled out and punished by Beijing, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Mr Rudd said governments in…

USA: President Biden sets out $6tn spending plan

US President Joe Biden has released his first annual budget – a $6tn (£4.2tn) spending plan that includes steep tax increases for wealthier Americans. The bumper proposal would include huge…

Scotland: Caretaker wanted to look after uninhabited Scottish island

A remote and uninhabited Scottish island is looking for a resident caretaker. Isle Martin, near Ullapool, has no full-time residents but needs someone to keep the island in shape for…