Ex-US spy who stashed gold bars in his home admits to $200m scam
David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a “clandestine human source”, prosecutors said. Read More
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression. Read More
What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease. Read More
White House defends Trump comment to let Iran ‘take out’ LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks “deranged”, but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran. Read More
Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her. Read More
Sailors missing after fresh attacks on Black Sea vessels, Bulgaria says
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine. Read More
‘Ghost particles’ from space telescope wins physics Nobel
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space. Read More
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power. Read More
Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads
The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year. Read More
Yemeni military says it has ‘secured’ Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces gave conflicting reports of whether they had also seized the port city of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Read More