Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests
Using a lower cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say. Read More
Why does Canada have so many wildfires this season?
It’s only mid-May, but thousands of people have already been evacuated across Canada as fires rage. Read More
Blinken shows off guitar-playing talents on Ukraine trip
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has played a rendition of Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World with a local band on his surprise trip to Kyiv. Read More
Who is escaped French prisoner Mohamed Amra?
Nicknamed “The Fly”, he reportedly had links to the drugs trade and was freed when armed men attacked a prison van. Read More
Israel and Egypt row over reopening Rafah border crossing
Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing – but Egypt says Israel’s military operation there is blocking aid. Read More
Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says
Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues. Read More
Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92
The Canadian writer was known as the “master of the contemporary short story”. Read More
Bad behaviour shuts Dublin-New York portal
Organisers say they are working on solutions to address bad behaviour near the art installation. Read More
Blinken visits during moment of peril for Ukraine
The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week. Read More
Russia must pay for Ukraine rebuild, Blinken says
The top US diplomat vows to “seize” Russian assets in the US to fund rebuilding parts of Ukraine. Read More