Reuters The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been arrested for money laundering and illicit enrichment by the country’s attorney general. Nicolas Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, was detained over allegations he was paid by drug traffickers to fund his father’s peace efforts and election campaign. He has denied the claims and welcomed…

A bear has been spotted taking a dip in a swimming pool in the backyard of a house in California. Extreme heat has hit parts of the US, including here, with temperatures breaking records across states. Burbank Police Department posted footage on social media of the bear splashing around and escaping the heat, before it…

Thai Armed Forces At least nine people have been killed and more than 115 injured after a blast at a fireworks warehouse in a market in southern Thailand on Saturday. The blast in Sungai Kolok, on the Malaysian border, at around 15:00 local time (09:00 BST) is thought to have been caused by construction work.…

Reuters By Adam Easton & James Gregory BBC News, in Warsaw and London Wagner fighters in Belarus could pose as migrants and enter the EU, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned. Wagner could also facilitate illegal migration from Belarus, which Poland describes as “hybrid warfare”, he says. About 100 Wagner troops have moved near…

People were left hanging vertically on the tracks of a 72ft (22m) high rollercoaster after it broke down. The passengers were on Rage at theme park Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, when a carriage got stuck just after 14:00 BST on Friday. The park said its “highly trained team immediately initiated our ride evacuation plan”.…

Getty Images By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Bhutan has reported a marked increase in its wild tiger population, according to the results of a new survey. The latest figures show the tiny Himalayan kingdom is now home to 131 tigers – up 27% from the last count, held in 2015. Experts also found evidence of…

Reuters By James Gregory BBC News President Joe Biden has publicly acknowledged a seventh grandchild for the first time. The four-year-old girl, Navy, is the child of Mr Biden’s son, Hunter, who recently settled a court battle over child support. “Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy,”…

Getty Images By James Gregory BBC News Taylor Swift’s concerts in the US city of Seattle generated seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, a seismologist has said. The data was recorded at Swift’s sell-out Eras tour performances at Lumen Field on 22 and 23 July. Seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach said the activity was caused…

An elephant could be seen stomping down a highway in Calabria, southern Italy on Thursday. In video shared with the BBC, the animal appears to be heading towards a supermarket. Local media reports say that the elephant escaped a local circus, and has since been returned. The BBC contacted the police, but authorities avoided addressing…