Reuters By Jonathan Head BBC News, Bangkok This week people in Thailand have been distracted from the endless wrangling to form a new government by the unexpected arrival, from the US, of a cheery-looking, 42 year-old Thai lawyer, visiting the country of his birth for the first time in 27 years. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse is the…

MISS UNIVERSE INDONESIA By Joel Guinto & Pijar Anugerah in Singapore and Jakarta Several Miss Universe Indonesia candidates have accused organisers of sexual abuse in police complaints. The contestants were asked to take off their tops for “body checks” and photographs two days before the finals on 3 August, one of their lawyers said. Beauty…

Natalie Coles By Iqra Farooq BBC Newsbeat The online dating world can be overwhelming at the best of times. First there’s the swiping and matching, before you even have to worry about being ghosted or maybe even meeting the person in real life. But it can be especially tricky if you’ve experienced something as life-changing…

Getty Images By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Shares of WeWork, the once globally hyped office space sharing company, have plunged after it raised “substantial doubt” about its future. The company’s shares fell by close to 24% in extended trading in New York. The firm added that its management needed to raise additional capital to keep…

Reuters By Christy Cooney in London & Katy Watson in Belém, Brazil BBC News The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day summit on the issue, the first such gathering…

Julie Eshelman By Lebo Diseko Global Religion Correspondent One year after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade – a landmark ruling on abortion rights – some IVF patients are worried that potential new laws could jeopardise their fertility treatment. Some women are even considering moving their frozen embryos across state lines. Julie Eshelman…

Getty Images By Peter Mwai BBC Verify, Nairobi In the aftermath of the coup in Niger, false claims and misinformation are being shared online, adding to the tensions over the country’s future. We have looked into some of the widely shared claims. Old and manipulated images showing ‘Wagner troops’ arriving The US has said Russia’s…

Getty Images By Annabel Rackham BBC News It has long been touted that 10,000 steps a day is the magic number you need to stay fit and healthy – but a new study shows fewer than 5,000 may be enough to see a benefit. The analysis of more than 226,000 people around the world showed…

CBS/Peggy Jones By Max Matza BBC News A Texas woman was attacked by a hawk and a snake at the same time after the bird – which eats snakes – accidentally dropped the wriggling serpent on her. Peggy Jones, 64, was mowing her lawn last month when a passing hawk dropped a snake on her…