Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe
The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity. Read More
US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq
The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled. Read More
Trump’s jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe’s leaders
The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday’s emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake. Read More
Japan restarts world’s largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large
Japan restarts a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown. Read More
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers say. Read More
Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children’s football pitch
An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider. Read More
Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni ‘a clown’ in text messages
Newly unsealed court documents show Lively criticising the It Ends With Us director. Read More
Life sentence for man who killed Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe
Abe’s assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime. Read More
Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?
Some of the president’s fellow Republicans oppose him – but it’s not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island. Read More
Train driver killed in second deadly Spain rail crash in days
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday’s two-train collision in Andalusia. Read More