French police have opened an investigation after a young woman said she was attacked by three men and beaten in public for wearing a skirt. The government denounced the “very…
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Magawa the landmine detection rat given gold medal for bravery
A landmine detection rat has been awarded a gold medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty”. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has discovered 39 landmines and 28…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 82 over pro-Kurdish protests
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media have said. The warrants relate to October 2014…
North Korea apologises for ‘unfortunate’ killing of South Korean official
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has apologised for the “unexpected” and “unfortunate” killing of a South Korean official this week after he drifted across the countries’ maritime border, possibly in…
Swiss to vote on whether to end free movement deal with EU
Switzerland will vote on Sunday whether to end its agreement with the EU on the free movement of people, in a referendum with echoes of the pro-Brexit campaign that led…
How Spanish writer’s novel about Eta terror campaign became global hit
Towards the end of Patria, Fernando Aramburu’s sprawling examination of the human cost of Eta’s four-decade-long terror campaign, a character attends a talk by an author who, as it happens,…
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet review – stark climate emergency warning
‘I am David Attenborough and I’m 93. This is my witness statement.” There is a tremendously moving sense of finality about Attenborough’s terrifying new documentary on the climate emergency. It…