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World Cup fans flooded the streets in celebration in Seattle, Washington after the US beat Australia 2-0 to progress to the knockout round. Supporters dressed in the stars and stripes as well as green and gold came together to bask in football fever. BBC journalist Max Matza caught up with the fans to get their […]

A study released this week estimated that around 13,000 baby seals from a group of 17,000 on Heard Island were killed by the H5N1 strain of bird flu since last August, more than 75% of the entire group. They also found higher than expected deaths in penguin populations.

Reuters Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and other dignitaries attend a wreath-laying event at the Christiansborg Castle, a former slave post, during a high-level consultative conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans, in Accra, Ghana, June 19, 2026

Best-known as co-creator of sitcom Cheers, Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of other classics including the Big Bang Theory and Will and Grace.

The Japanese pop group have become global stars, after being recruited before they were teenagers.

“For the overwhelming majority of Polish society, the UPA remains, above all, a formation responsible for the brutal crimes committed against citizens of the Republic of Poland during World War II,” Nawrocki said in a video released on the president’s official website.

The world’s longest commercial long-haul flight has been announced, a non-stop trek from Sydney to London that can take up to 22 hours. Australian airline Qantas announced the direct flight route will start from October 2027, billing passengers approximately 20% more for the long-haul journey compared with a traditional layover. The BBC’s Harry Sekulich asks […]

The agreement followed concerns that continued clashes would undermine the deal to end the war between the US and Iran.

The man was allegedly struck by his 81-year-old opponent, who has since been arrested, the public prosecutor says.

The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.