Reuters Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million, a move that has exposed divisions about immigration in the Alpine nation.
The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, which describes it as a "sustainability initiative" aimed
Getty Images When *Ma Naw Phaw was given the chance to go to a vocational school in Finland, she took it immediately.
"It didn't matter what I studied," the 19-year-old says. "I just knew I needed a degree to find a good job and earn a decent salary to support my family."
She had been living as a refugee in
Reuters Elon Musk on Friday became the world's first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX rocket company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut.
The Tesla and SpaceX founder comfortably cemented his status as the world's richest man, with his total net worth standing at just over $1tn (£750bn).
It came as his artificial intelligence (AI) and reusable rocket company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York with a value of $2.2tn.
The company
Swathes of empty seats appeared after half-time in Friday's game between Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina, but steadily began to fill up.
More than 80,000 fans attended the Azteca stadium to watch the opening game between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa, and it was mostly Mexican fans in attendance at Estadio Akron for Thursday's later fixture.
While there was a sizeable South Korean contingent, there appeared to be only a limited Czech presence for the 2-1 defeat .
The Czechs
Getty Images The King has joined the art world in paying tribute to David Hockney, one of the UK's most important and popular artists, who has died at the age of 88.
In a personal message, King Charles said he and the Queen were "greatly saddened" to learn of the death of "a giant of the world of art and painting, a Yorkshireman
Family photograph The mother of teenager Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u found his body in a mortuary in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki two days after he went missing.
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The 17-year-old was killed on Tuesday in clashes between police and demonstrators during a protest over a US plan to build an Ebola quarantine centre at a nearby military base
Reuters A deal with the US to end fighting in Iran has "never been closer", Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been mediating between the warring sides, echoed Araghchi's statement, saying "a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps".
US President Donald Trump
EPA An 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that left her suspected killer at large.
Fellow residents joined the girl's family for a funeral ceremony before she was interred in the cemetery of the small town of Fleurance, 50km (30 miles) west of Toulouse.
Mayors across the broader Gers region called on people to gather in support of the family outside town halls, where flags were
Spanish National Police Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is facing a new investigation following the discovery of luxury watches and jewellery in his safe.
Zapatero, a Socialist who governed from 2004 to 2011 and who remains influential in the ruling party, had already been facing a probe into alleged influence peddling relating to his role in the 2021 government bailout of Spanish airline Plus Ultra.
That inquiry prompted authorities to raid his office last month, where Spanish media reported they