Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
President Mokgweetsi Masisi accepts defeat after his party loses its parliamentary majority. Read More
Ex-police officers jailed over Brazil politician’s murder
Brazil’s justice minister said the homicide was “evidently politically motivated”. Read More
Georgian vote result makes no statistical sense – Western pollsters
Their reports come in the wake of widespread violations highlighted by election monitors. Read More
Trapped in cars and garages: Why Valencia floods proved so deadly
Various factors, including drivers becoming trapped in their cars, poor planning by officials and extreme rainfall being exacerbated by climate change are all likely to have contributed. Read More
France shooting sparks mass brawl involving ‘up to 600’
Authorities say it’s is an alarming sign of the spread of drug-trafficking violence across the nation. Read More
Instagram-famous squirrel seized by US authorities
Environmental authorities said they were responding to complaints of “potentially unsafe housing of wildlife”. Read More
Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws
Riding under the influence is also now punishable with prison time. Read More
Finding the young girl captured in a photograph of Gaza detainees
Julia, aged 3, looks on from a crowd of fearful and exhausted men. This is her story. Read More
Seven killed in Israel in deadliest Hezbollah rocket strikes in months
They were killed in two areas, in the deadliest series of rocket attacks on Israel in months. Read More
Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the “infinite monkey theorem”. Read More