Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.
The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured at least 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia's Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks.
The attacks come a day after at least 13 people
Libyan authorities battle big blaze at major oil refinery
Libyan emergency services have been battling to contain a huge blaze at a major oil plant after it was targeted by unknown attackers.
The Zawiya refinery, west of the capital Tripoli, was hit in a drone strike on Monday evening - the third such incident in two days.
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a tank containing about 4.5m litres of fuel was directly hit, triggering a huge fire that caused it to collapse. It said it was considering suspending operations if the attacks continued.
There were no
Australia PM under fire for remarks on Japanese counterpart's melon gifts
The exchange, which drew relatively little interest when the episode aired, has resurfaced after Tokyo's former ambassador to Canberra Shingo Yamagami labelled Albanese's comments a "sexist joke" and said they "betrayed the close bond" between Japan and Australia.
"The last thing [Takaichi] expected was to be so casually mocked by the trusted leader of Japan's special strategic partner," he wrote in an opinion piece published by The Australian on Monday.
Crown melons are the "most prized fruit" in Japan
At least 132 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area,
Young girl finds whale stranded on Australian beach
A young girl and her mother found a humpback whale stranded at Wathumba Creek in K'gari, Queensland, Australia.
The whale later self-released on the afternoon of Sunday 9 August, according to the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
It advises not to touch, interfere with or get close to stranded marine animals and to report them immediately.
Jackie, the famous California bald eagle, dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie, a bald eagle in California who became an online star, died on Monday after receiving weeks of veterinary treatment.
Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other eagles. The bird had underlying health issues that caused anaemia and weight loss.
"Over the past several days, her condition continued to deteriorate despite intensive treatment and the combined efforts of our veterinary team and consulting specialists," Ojai Raptor Center said in a statement.
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Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI infrastructure
Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street's largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
The chipmaker said it had struck deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR, and that the investors were for the first time treating AI hardware and infrastructure, often referred to as "compute", as an asset class.
"In AI, compute is revenue", Jensen Huang,
The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides
Just months into the marriage, debt collectors started calling, alleging she owed them money.
Wang grew suspicious and wanted to know what else she had kept hidden. He checked her phone and found details of her former life, her birth certificate and former marriage documents.
When he confronted her, she offered him a divorce, but refused to return a single penny of the bride price.
He says he tried to hunt down the agency responsible for his marriage, but when he returned to their offices, they had packed up
Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt
The cancellation of a flight in Canada after a child refused to wear a seat belt has reignited a debate about the etiquette and safety procedures relating to children travelling on planes.
The Porter Airlines flight, which was preparing to depart from Victoria to Toronto on 6 August had to return to the terminal as a "young child was standing in their seat and would not secure their seat belt", the airline said.
The delay meant the flight could not depart before the runway closed after midnight so passengers had to be rebooked on
Watch: Moment powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and crumbles buildings
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken western Colombia. At least 111 people have been killed and dozens more are injured, according to local officials. Buildings have collapsed and rescue efforts are under way to free those who have been trapped beneath rubble.
The shaking was felt across the country, as well as in neighbouring Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.