Three Banksy artworks cost UK taxpayers almost £150,000 to remove
The costs have reignited the debate over whether Banksy’s work should be treated as vandalism or valuable public art - and whether taxpayers should have to contribute.
World News Hub
Live headlines from trusted global sources. Click any story to open it on the original website.
Top headlines
California built beaver-like dams in coho creeks; survival rose from 8% to 60% after restoration
Innovative restoration initiatives that emulate beaver dams have drastically enhanced coho salmon survival rates, boosting juvenile survival in a specific creek from eight percent to sixty percent. By generating cooler, slower water environments, these structures are essential for nurturing young salmon. Furthermore, these revitalized areas bolster resistance to drought conditions within the Scott...
New Haven landfill turned into solar farm now powers about 200 homes and pays the city $72,000 a year
New Haven is transforming a decommissioned landfill into a major solar energy project, installation of 1,920 solar panels that will produce a significant amount of clean energy every year. With anticipated revenue exceeding $1.4 million over two decades, this venture supports New Haven's dedication to enhancing its renewable energy initiatives, ultimately benefitting both the environment and the l...
New Haven landfull turned into solar farm now powers about 200 homes and pays the city $72,000 a year
New Haven is transforming a decommissioned landfill into a major solar energy project, installation of 1,920 solar panels that will produce a significant amount of clean energy every year. With anticipated revenue exceeding $1.4 million over two decades, this venture supports New Haven's dedication to enhancing its renewable energy initiatives, ultimately benefitting both the environment and the l...
QTCinderella’s homophobic friends controversy explained: Streamer under fire over past comments
QTCinderella has responded after renewed criticism over claims that she associates with “homophobic people.” The streamer explained that she believes kindness and personal relationships can help people reconsider harmful beliefs. She also admitted that her comments from a year ago were poorly worded and said she is not friends with bigots. After more confusion online, she shared a longer explanati...
More headlines
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse Gianni Infantino of 'fundamental breach of trust'
Three of FIFA's six confederations issued an open letter to the "football family" on Monday (August 10) attacking President Gianni Infantino's conduct during the proposed sale of a stake in World Cup commercial rights and calling for leadership that works for the game.
Security at the border: How the securitarian agenda came to dominate EU migration policy
The Ceuta migrant influx exposed how the political right-wing now dominates EU migration policy, with even left-wing leaders adopting a security-first approach as progressive policies are increasingly isolated.
Israeli settler violence is ‘clear state terrorism’
Israeli settler violence is ‘clear state terrorism’
New Ebola vaccine trial launches as outbreak spreads in DR Congo
Clinical trial of the Zaire Ebolavirus vaccine Ervebo to be investigated against the current Bundibugyo strain.
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins 30 years after rapper's death
The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur started this week with jury selection, almost 30 years after the rap legend was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet tells us more.
Rwandan Tungsten mine enters US defence supply chain
Rwanda-based mining company Trinity Metals exports from its Nyakabingo tungsten mine up to 20% of primary tungsten concentrate consumption in the US.
Donald Trump took secret flight out of Turkey over Iran threat, the Washington Post reports
US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Zambia prepares for 8th general election since its return to a multi-party democracy
Zambians head to polls on Thursday for a general election where President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term as leader of the southern African country that has some of the world’s richest copper reserves and is a critical mineral hub. The election will also choose lawmakers and local councilors.
Iran executes woman who claimed self-defence against sexual assault
Marzieh Nieri, 23, was executed at Qazvin Central Prison after a court rejected her account of wounding a man who had attempted to assault her, bringing the number of women executed in Iran since the start of 2026 to at least 14.
Ithaca expects tourism surge after the release of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey blockbuster
Next tourist season, the small island in the Ionian is expected to feature on the travel lists of thousands of tourists arriving from abroad.
Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity
A Syrian court handed death sentences to Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher — both in absentia — alongside their cousin Atef Najib, who attended the trial in a cage and was found guilty of leading the 2011 Daraa crackdown that sparked the civil war.
Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is getting help
Russia has bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones, and bombs, killing at least nine civilians
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his younger brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead
Wildfire at Indonesia's Mount Bromo mostly contained as smoke forces school closures
Indonesian firefighters have mostly contained a wildfire that has burned nearly 900 hectares in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Donald Trump signs order reducing recommended childhood vaccines
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday (August 10) calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.
Andy Burnham says he’s ‘increasingly confident’ early release of PC Harper killers can be prevented - UK politics live
The prime minister says other work to reduce prisoner numbers could allow for more space for serious offendersDebbie Adlam, the mother of PC Andrew Harper, told the BBC this morning that she had a “bit of hope” about her son’s killers being excluded from the early release scheme followng a call from Downing Street about this last night.Referring to a conversation with a member of the PM’s staff, A...
Congo Ebola death toll tops 2,000 in fastest spreading outbreak on record
At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak that is the fastest spreading on record, according to the latest government data.
China detains Japanese executives in dual-use technology export probe: report
China has detained several Japanese nationals, including top executives of companies with offices in China, for allegedly violating export restrictions on dual-use goods, Japanese newspaper The Mainichi said, citing multiple sources. Dual-use items comprise goods, software and technologies with both civilian and military applications, including critical minerals essential for manufacturing drones ...
Gap bucks retail headwinds with massive China expansion amid localisation drive
Amid widespread store closures by foreign fast-fashion players in China, US apparel brand Gap is defying industry headwinds. It plans to open 50 new stores in mainland China this year and return to Hong Kong by year’s end, following a localisation overhaul that has attracted more Chinese consumers. This expansion comes at a time when the world’s second-largest consumer market faces sluggish overal...
Thailand’s rising body count reveals a nation unable to curb gun crime
The cremations of the victims of the Debsirin school shooting in the Thai province of Nonthaburi had barely begun when another body was added to the country’s rising toll from gun violence. On Monday morning, a former MP for Nonthaburi fired four rounds at a local official inside a car – then calmly strode away, the pistol tucked back into his belt. Police Colonel Thongchai Yenprasert was shot ove...
Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was moved from the old Air Force One to a military plane as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, US media say.
South Korean actress Ha Young sorry for controversy over ancestor’s pro-Japanese ties
A South Korean actress has apologised for the controversy surrounding her great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese ties during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, a day after calling the accusations “groundless”. “After further checking, we have confirmed that records of great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho being listed as a councillor of the Daejong Chinmokhoe in 1916 actually existed,” Ha Young’s agency Bistrus Ent...