By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The Algerian authorities have said a group of tourists who strayed into their waters from Morocco on jet skis were warned before they were shot at. Two men were killed last week after an altercation with the Algerian coastguard. In its first comment on the incident, the Algerian defence ministry…

By Ruth Comerford BBC News Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent riot following a Quran burning in Sweden. Unrest erupted after an Iraqi anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika set fire to a copy of the Islamic holy book on Sunday. Police said they detained 10 people for disturbing public order in the…

By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s lunar lander and rover have been put to bed as the Sun begins to set on the Moon, the country’s space research agency Isro has said. They have been put in “sleep mode” and “will fall asleep next to each other once the solar power is depleted and…

A classical music festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, has opened with some canine additions to the orchestra. Footage of the rehearsal shows three dogs participating in the performance of the Hunting Symphony, a little-known piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father, Leopold. Chief conductor Adam Fischer – who auditioned dozens of dogs for the role – said…

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A player for Panama’s national football team has been shot dead in the city of Colón. Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, among them 26-year-old Gilberto Hernández, who had gathered in a building in the city. Hernández died and seven others were injured in the attack. It is…

By Thomas Naadi BBC News, Libreville Brice Nguema, the leader of Gabon’s military junta, is being sworn in as the nation’s interim president. General Nguema led last Wednesday’s coup against Ali Bongo, toppling the president shortly after he was named winner of a disputed election. The general has some popular support – crowds of cheering…

By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Barbie has officially become the year’s biggest box office hit, after the doll’s big-screen earnings overtook the Super Mario Bros Movie’s total. The Barbie movie, which sees Margot Robbie’s titular toy swap her pink fantasy home for the real world, has now made $1.38bn (£1.1bn) globally. That has…

By David Willis & Kathryn Armstrong BBC News, Burning Man in Nevada & London Weather conditions at the Burning Man festival in the US have eased enough to allow revellers to start leaving. Heavy rain had turned the event, held in a desert in Nevada, into a mud bath. The ground is now dry enough…

Rustem Umerov, who is set to replace Oleksii Reznikov as Ukraine’s defence minister, has a history of holding key negotiations with Russia. He represented his country in peace talks at the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022. He has been a key force in securing the safe repatriation of high-profile prisoners, and has participated…

By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has an undisclosed “developing medical condition”. The mission required a medical retrieval team, a massive icebreaker ship and two helicopters.…