An adviser to the jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan says he was the victim of an acid attack outside his home in the UK. Mirza Shahzad Akbar said the…
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Colombia: Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos face cull
Colombia is to cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a herd owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said that 20 would…
Nigeria: House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht
Nigeria’s lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government’s plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said. Nigerians had criticised the plan as a…
China: Nine dead after train crashes into railway workers
Nine people were killed in a railway accident early Friday morning in China’s Gansu province, when a train rammed into on-site workers. The train, which was on route from Urumqi…
USA: A Quiet Place Part II becomes biggest pandemic-era US box office hit
The delayed sequel to the thriller A Quiet Place has become the biggest hit at North American box offices since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Quiet Place Part…
Spain: Homophobic attacks on the increase in Barcelona
A gay rights group in the Catalonia region of north-eastern Spain has warned of increasing incidents of homophobia following attacks in Barcelona over the weekend. The Observatory Against Homophobia (OCH)…
Pakistan: France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests
France has urged all its citizens in Pakistan to leave the country temporarily amid violent anti-French protests across the country. The country’s embassy in Pakistan warned of “serious threats to…
USA: Dozens arrested in fresh unrest in Minnesota
About 40 people were arrested just north of Minneapolis in a second night of unrest over the police shooting of a black man. Protesters in the city of Brooklyn Center…
USA: Hollywood actor arrested over $690m scam scheme
An aspiring Hollywood actor has been accused of scamming millions from film investors by tricking them with fake Netflix deals to fund a lavish lifestyle. Zachary Horwitz, 34, was arrested…
USA: Britney Spears asks judge to remove her father as her conservator
Britney Spears’ lawyer has formally asked a judge to permanently remove the pop star’s father from his role overseeing her personal affairs. The singer’s life has been controlled by a…