Athletes and Human Rights Watch decry Olympics hijab ban
France's ban on its athletes wearing a hijab to compete in the Olympics has been decried as "upsetting" and "discriminatory" by Muslim athletes from other countries and by Human Rights Watch.
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London shops board up windows in anticipation of more unrest
Shops and an immigration bureau were boarded up while bracing for possible anti-Muslim and anti-migrant riots in northeast London on Wednesday (August 7) morning, while locals said they felt "heartbroken" and "unsafe". "I don’t care about the fight, just don't touch my shop" said Kurdish-German Diyar Seftali, who has been in London since 2014 and works at a Middle Eastern restaurant.
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Bangladesh government's new chief adviser departs for Dhaka
The chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus boarded a flight from Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday (August 7) to travel to Dhaka. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate said he was "looking forward to going back home".
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Shrapnel robs Gaza girl of vision and hope for the future
Palestinian teenager Maisa al-Ghandour had big dreams of becoming a doctor or teacher until she was blinded in an Israeli strike on the Gaza school in which her family was sheltering. Her younger brother and sister also received head wounds, the latter losing sight in one eye. Lucy Fielder has more.
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UK invests in a 'potentially unhackable' quantum internet
Researchers in Scotland hope to lead the way in tackling cybercrime with the development of a national quantum network that could revolutionize data security and establish the UK as a global leader in quantum innovation. Sean Hogan has the details.
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Viral ice cream TikTok star shows gratitude to UK police
A British Muslim social media star who travels around the country in his ice cream van has thanked police officers trying to control racist and anti-immigration riots by handing out free cones. Mr Tee, King of Desserts, posted a video TikTok where he offered a police van full of officers free ice creams. "We just thought we'd show them a little bit of love," Mr Tee said in an interview.
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Bangladesh's critical garment factories reopen after protests
Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country's exports, reopened on Wednesday (August 7) hoping to swiftly resume full operations after production was disrupted by violent protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week. Zachary Goelman produced this report.
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Thai court orders dissolution of opposition party Move Forward
On Wednesday, (August 7) Thailand's Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the anti-establishment party Move Forward, stating that its campaign to revise the law protecting the monarchy from criticism threatened the democratic system. Alice Rizzo reports.
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German hotel collapses, rescuers call situation 'emotional'
A hotel in Germany's picturesque Moselle wine valley collapsed overnight, killing at least two people, local police said on Wednesday (August 7), as rescuers worked urgently to pluck the three remaining trapped guests from the rubble. One woman's body was recovered but emergency responders have not yet been able to reach the body of a second victim, a male, rescue operation chief Joerg Teusch told reporters.
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Indigenous group marks Amazon territory where Brazil has not
Brazil's Indigenous Munduruku people hack their way through the Amazon forest with machetes, marking the borders of their ancestral lands on a mission to finish a task that the Brazilian government had not. Kristy Kilburn has more.
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How polluters leverage a US agency to avoid cleanups
In the U.S., some companies and other polluters are wielding the flawed work of a U.S. federal health agency against the people it is meant to protect. In a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, dozens of residents told Reuters they fear they are getting sick from radioactive waste dumped from the Manhattan Project decades ago. They say more should be done to clean up the residual contamination left by the historic atomic development program. Angela Johnston reports.
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As temperatures rise, a Seoul farmer grows tropical bananas
South Korean farmer Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the crop of subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul, but warmer temperatures due to climate change have produced a welcome surprise in the form of flowers and fruit. Fiona Jones reports.
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Alleged 'Bluey' coin thief apprehended by Australian police
An Australian man is set to appear in court on Wednesday after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than $393,000 worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children's television show "Bluey," police said. Sean Hogan reports.
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Animal rights activists interrupt Pope's weekly audience
Two women from an animal rights group on Wednesday (August 7) interrupted the weekly audience presided over by Pope Francis in Vatican City. The women walked down an aisle in the Vatican's Paul VI hall holding signs written in Spanish and English saying "Bullfighting is a sin."
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Simone Biles proud to have shown her strength in Paris Olympics
American Olympic gymnast and global sporting star Simone Biles says she's proud of showing her strength throughout this year's Games in Paris, in which she won three gold and one silver medal.
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Drone video shows stranded person rescued after Storm Debby
The footage released by the Manatee County Government showed rescuers extricating a person stranded in a vehicle on a heavily flooded street in Florida on Tuesday (August 6) after Tropical Storm Debby inundated the U.S. southeast with a deluge of rain.
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Hotel collapses near Germany's Moselle river, killing at least one
A hotel partially collapsed overnight near the banks of the river Moselle in Germany, killing one person and trapping eight others, some of whom suffered severe injuries in the incident, local police said on Wednesday.
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Who is the interim leader of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus?
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of the global microcredit movement who could shepherd Bangladesh's new interim government, was an arch foe of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has resigned and fled the country. Gabe Singer explains.
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Excited Philadelphia crowd cheers on as Democrats debut ticket
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaigned for the first time together on Tuesday (August 06) in Philadelphia, known as The City of Brotherly Love, as they kicked off a multi-day tour of battleground states aimed at introducing Walz to the national stage.
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Hamas name Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh death
Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move that reinforces the radical path pursued since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.
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U.S. has told Iran and Israel to avoid escalating conflict: Blinken
The United States has communicated to Iran and Israel that there is a consensus in the Middle East that conflict must not escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (August 6).
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Fans celebrate Imane Khelif's win to reach the Olympic final
Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday (August 6) and advance to the women's final at Roland Garros.
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'These guys are as weird as hell', says Walz on Trump, Vance
Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took aim at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance at his first rally on Tuesday (August 6).
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Rioters to face 'full force of the law,' UK's Starmer says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday (August 6) that sufficient police would be on the streets to handle anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the coming days as he sought to reassure communities braced for more violent protests on Wednesday.
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Khelif's coach says athlete a victim of political fight
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has worked hard to be where she is today and is the victim of a power struggle for control of the sport, her coach told Reuters on Tuesday (August 6). The storm surrounding Khelif erupted after her Italian opponent Angela Carini pulled out of their round-of-16 Olympic bout after 46 seconds during which she came under a barrage of punches. Kristy Kilburn has more.
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