AFP By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News Ousmane Sonko, a leading opposition figure in Senegal, has been charged with new offences and his party dissolved. The interior minister said Mr Sonko and his Pastef party had been calling for insurrection. The firebrand opposition leader is in custody. His supporters believe all charges against him are politically…

Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira has appeared in court in Miami as part of the US probe into alleged mishandling of classified documents. Charges against Mr de Oliveira were filed last week as federal prosecutors widened their inquiry into Mar-a-Lago owner Donald Trump and aide Walt Nauta.…

A small plane was left floating nose-first in the water after an emergency landing caused it to flip tail over nose by a busy New Hampshire beach. Witnesses say the single-engine Piper PA-18 plane was towing a banner before it crashed. Officials say lifeguards rescued the pilot, who was not hurt. Aviation officials are investigating…

Hangzhou Zoo By Adam Durbin BBC News A zoo in eastern China has reassured visitors its sun bears are real rather than humans in disguise, after footage of one animal standing like a person sent rumours flying online. Responding to a viral video of a bear on its hind legs, Hangzhou Zoo said people “don’t…

Getty Images By Shaimaa Khalil BBC News, Auckland Fans of the US women’s team are unusually on edge as their crunch World Cup game against Portugal looms. Some are even thinking the unthinkable. “I think I gained about 13,000 more grey hairs from this last match,” says fan Chris Lawler as he reflects in Auckland.…

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Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington DC He is currently overseeing two separate criminal investigations into a former American president, but Jack Smith is no stranger to bringing high-stakes cases. Over the past two decades, Mr Smith, 54, has pursued public officials in the US and abroad – with a mixed record of…

Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong in London & Geeta Pandey in Delhi BBC News India has confirmed that an object that washed up on a Western Australian beach recently was from one of its rockets. The giant metal dome was found at Green Head beach, about 250km (155 miles) north of Perth, in mid-July – prompting…

Work has begun to remove a Soviet-era hammer and sickle emblem on Kyiv’s Motherland monument. It will be replaced by a tryzub (a three-pronged emblem of Ukraine), with the works set to be completed by Ukraine’s Independence Day on 24 August. The BBC’s James Waterhouse visited the scene.

EPA By Kelly Ng BBC News The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music “causes moral corruption”. Thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a bonfire on Saturday in western Herat province. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous restrictions, including on playing music in…