Australian man and his dog survive two months at sea
An Australian sailor who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says.
Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later.
They were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them.
Shaddock embarked on his more than 6,000km-long (3,728-mile) voyage from Mexico's city of La Paz - but soon became stranded after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather.
It left the sailor and his dog drifting in the vast and hostile North Pacific Ocean, surviving on what he could catch.
Ex-Nigeria governor ordered to pay $130m
James Ibori, a former governor of Nigeria's Delta state, has been ordered by a UK judge to hand over £100m ($130m) that he is accused of having stolen, the Reuters news agency reports.
Ibori was convicted in London of fraud and money laundering in 2012.
After serving some of his sentence in a British prison he is now back in Nigeria.
The judge said that Ibori had to pay the money immediately or face jail once again, Reuters says.
Ibori had earlier told Reuters that he would be appealing the court's decision.
China deletes data on Covid -19 deaths
The government of China has deleted Covid-19 data, the Financial Times reported.
According to Financial Times, one of China’s most populous provinces had deleted the mortality data.
The data allegedly indicated the heavy death toll from Beijing’s relaxation of Covid-19 controls at the end of 2022.
"The statistics reported by Zhejiang province showed the number of cremations in the wealthy coastal region during the first quarter of the year jumped by 73 per cent from a year earlier to 171,000," the publication said.
"The figure was well above the 99,000 and 91,000 deaths reported in the same period in 2022 and 2021 respectively. By Monday, with the statistics attracting attention on Chinese social media, Zhejiang had pulled the information offline."
Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar
Large swathes of southern Europe continue to swelter in record heat as wildfires rage across the continent.
As temperatures hit a high of 46.3C in Sicily, fire crews battled blazes in Greece and the Swiss Alps.
Scientists say climate change is making heatwaves longer, more intense and more frequent.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says heatwaves will become more severe in the years ahead, and that extreme weather patterns highlight the need for more climate action.
It is estimated more than 3,500 people have been moved by land and sea to safer locations.
Medics whipped in Sudan's capital after convoy was attacked - MSF
Medics in Sudan's capital have been beaten and whipped by armed men who attacked their convoy, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.
A medical team was taking supplies to the Turkish Hospital in the south of Khartoum when it was attacked on Thursday and one their vehicles stolen.
Since the war erupted in mid-April, it is one of only two hospitals still operating in the south of city
Both are supported by MSF, which says its aid to them is now in jeopardy.
The vicious power struggle over the last three months between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated medical facilities in the city.
US soldier held by North Korea after crossing border
North Korea is reported to have detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea without permission.
The man was on an organised tour of the UN-run zone dividing the two countries.
The crisis comes during a particularly tense time with the North, one of the world's most isolated states. The US tells its citizens not to go there.
A senior US commander said there had been no contact with the soldier.
Admiral John Aquilino Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command said he was "not tracking" contact with North Korea. He said the soldier had acted willingly by "making a run" but without authorisation, and the incident was being investigated by US Forces Korea.
Putin will not attend South Africa summit
Russia's president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country's presidency.
The announcement came after South Africa's leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia.
If Putin had left Russian soil, he would have been subject to an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.
South Africa is an ICC signatory and expected to help in Mr Putin's arrest.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent the country at the two-day summit instead, according to a spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
