Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has rushed people camping at the park to safety after discovering five African lions had managed to escape their enclosure. The zoo found the lions – a…
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Kenya: Dida, Africa’s ‘largest’ female tusked elephant, dies at about 65
Dida, an elephant in Kenya believed to have been Africa’s largest female tusker, has died of old age, according to wildlife officials. Famed for her long tusks and popular with…
Israel: Netanyahu to return as Israel’s PM
At the Lydd (Lod) branch of the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, six activists sat in a semicircle of plastic chairs watching the exit polls of the fifth Israeli election in just…
USA: Elon Musk becomes sole director after firing Twitter’s board
Tesla CEO becomes sole director of social media giant after finalising $44bn takeover. The billionaire took over the social media company last week, ending months of back and forth over…
Lebanon: President Michel Aoun leaves office amid crisis
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has vacated the presidential palace with no successor in line to replace him as the divided country struggles to recover from a years-long financial crisis. Addressing…
India: At least 141 people killed in bridge collapse
At least 141 people were killed and dozens injured when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed, plunging hundreds of people into the water below. More than 400…
China: Meth worth more than $100m sized in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has made its biggest-ever seizure of methamphetamine after uncovering a shipment arriving from Mexico worth about 1.1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($140m), authorities said on Saturday. Customs officials…
Iraq: Fuel tanker explosion in Baghdad kills nine, wounds many
A gas tanker has exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least nine people and injuring several others, security forces said. The explosion, which was heard across much of…
DR Congo: Rwandan ambassador expelled as M23 rebels seize towns
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government has ordered Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega to leave the country within 48 hours after accusing Kigali of supporting M23 rebels, who have seized…
Brazil: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins presidential election
Challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s election after defeating incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a razor-close vote on Sunday. According to the country’s election authority, Lula secured…