Watch video of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel in a rare and unusual intervention, which police have made clear is not a new tactic.

Recent attacks on the religious minority in Damascus have fuelled growing distrust towards the state.

Recent attacks on the religious minority in Damascus have fuelled growing distrust towards the state.

Recent attacks on the religious minority in Damascus have fuelled growing distrust towards the state.

Images of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel are "a significant moment and we welcome this action", the UK prime minister's spokesman says.

The BBC's Andrew Harding saw French gendarmes using knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children.

Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.

The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow's decision "courageous".

The US president says he expects to know soon whether Hamas has agreed to a proposal for a 60-day truce.

The two tourists were trampled to death by a female elephant that was with a calf, police say.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.

At the Turkmenistan Pavilion near the East Gate, one of the most striking displays isn’t just the golden horses or traditional costumes—but a set of Japanese-language textbooks used in Turkmen schools. (News On Japan)

After months of rallies, Serbian protesters are calling for people to join a campaign of civil disobedience.

In Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, a family of ducks swimming peacefully at dusk drew the attention of five raccoons emerging from a canal and nearby brush, raising concerns among onlookers about a possible attack—though experts later explained the raccoons were likely more curious than predatory. (News On Japan)

The couple said they were "shifting their relationship" to "focus on co-parenting”.

A seismic swarm continues to rattle the Tokara Islands off Kagoshima Prefecture, where more than 1,000 earthquakes have been recorded since June 21st. A magnitude 5.5 quake reaching a seismic intensity of 6-lower struck the region at around 4:13 p.m. on July 3rd. (News On Japan)

The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow's decision "courageous".

Ethan Guo, 19, had flown his plane across the six other continents before he was arrested, according to his social media.