By Alexandra Fouché BBC News File picture of Wagner fighters deployed in Rostov-on-Don in Russia in June 2023 Reuters The head of the Wagner mercenary group says it will continue its activities in Africa and Belarus, but that it is not currently recruiting new fighters. The group was deciding on its next objectives, Yevgeny Prigozhin…

Reuters Cardi B became the latest star to be hit by an object from the crowd during a concert, when an audience member threw their drink at the rapper. The 30-year-old reacted by throwing her microphone at the concertgoer from the stage. Although the rapper no longer had a microphone, her voice was still heard…

Family handout A British man freed by a Cyprus court after being sentenced for killing his seriously ill wife said he could not find words to describe his release. David Hunter was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Janice, 74, in an assisted suicide at their Paphos home in 2021 and jailed for two…

A constable with India’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been arrested after he shot dead four people on a train near the city of Mumbai. Police said the accused, Chetan Kumar, killed a senior RPF official and three passengers. They said they are investigating his motive and trying to identify the dead passengers. RPF personnel…

PA MediaCopyright: PA Media Today’s developments come amid tensions within the Conservative Party over its green policies, as questions are raised about the government’s ability to meet its net zero target by 2050. Climate advisers have warned that without much faster action the UK risks falling behind in its efforts to reach net zero, which…

Getty Images By Kelly Ng BBC News The Philippines has bowed out of the Women’s World Cup after a euphoric campaign that united a country where football is not the national sport. It was a “magical” debut that saw the country’s first World Cup goal and gave birth to new sport idols, the Philippine Football…

Getty Images India’s Supreme Court is set to hear a number of petitions related to ethnic violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur, including one from two women who were seen in a video that sparked outrage. The viral video showed the women being paraded naked and molested by a mob. They were assaulted in…

By Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine Ukrainian forces are trying to retake the city of Bakhmut in the country’s east. The BBC was given exclusive access to a team of elite snipers, referred to as “the Ghosts of Bakhmut”, who are conducting night raids nearby. Ghost, the sniping team’s commander, takes us to…

Jaan Roose, an Estonian slackline athlete, walked 150m (492ft) on a slackline tied between the Iconic Towers in Lusail Marina, Qatar. A slackline, a rope made of strong fabric and stretched above the ground, holds less tension than a tightrope. This slackline was tied 185m (606ft) above the ground. The achievement means the three-time Slackline…

Australian Department of Defence By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore There’s no longer any hope of locating survivors from a military helicopter crash, Australia’s defence minister says. A significant amount of wreckage was recovered, pointing to a “catastrophic incident”, Richard Marles told reporters on Monday. The crash happened during a multinational military exercise off Lindeman…