X/ @ZelenskyyUa Russian authorities say Ukraine has launched an "unprecedented attack" on and around St Petersburg, as the city hosts the final day of Russia's annual economic forum.
More than 140 drones were shot down over the surrounding Leningrad region, governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said, while the city's governor, Alexander Beglov, urged residents to remain indoors for the first time since the war began.
Ukraine's president said his forces hit
Reuters A male diver has died after being bitten by a suspected 4.5m (14.8ft) shark in Western Australia, according to local authorities.
The 35-year-old, who has not been named, was spearfishing with family off Michaelmas Island, south-east of Perth, when he was attacked at 11:25 local time (03:25 GMT) on Saturday, police said.
He was taken by boat
The shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran has been tested further, with American forces targeting Iranian drones and radar sites, and Iran firing missiles at US bases in the Gulf.
The US military said it had shot down four Iranian "one-way attack drones" launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, which it said "posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic".
US forces "subsequently struck
Getty Images Canada's food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this week.
Cows and horses that were in Texas anytime within 21 days before crossing the border into Canada would not be accepted into the country, an agency news release said.
The announcement comes after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the parasite had been found in a second calf in Texas - the leading
BBC Three-and-a-half-thousand hungry Alsatians wolf down platters of charcuterie and periodically burst into noisy chorus.
No, it is not the police dogs' annual convention, but the latest iteration of a feasting phenomenon that is sweeping provincial France.
The Alsace town of Colmar – famous for its half-timbered medieval centre – was the scene last weekend of one of the banquets géants – huge banquets whose popularity
Reuters Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the US ahead of the the World Cup next week, US officials have confirmed.
The approval comes just 10 days before the team's opening fixture against New Zealand, due to be held in Los Angeles on 15 June.
"The visas necessary for Iran to compete in the World Cup, including for athletes and necessary support staff, have been issued," officials said.
They added that the US
Getty Images Nothing stirs up Taylor Swift's fervent fan base quite like new material.
But in lieu of an album drop, the mystery surrounding the Grammy-winning artist's upcoming nuptials is doing just as much to mobilise her fandom.
But the global superstar - known for long-game teases and hidden Easter eggs that fans love to decode - has been coy on details
Getty Images Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara says she wanted to quit the competition twice before securing Bulgaria's first ever victory .
The Bangaranga singer has told BBC Newsbeat she considered dropping out to protect her mental health.
Dara says she was left "shaking in her bed" after being announced as her country's act, fearing her newly diagnosed ADHD would be exacerbated by participating in Vienna.
"That was how my body reacted,"
Getty Images Just like Watergate in the US, South Africa's "Farmgate" scandal started with a break-in but has since spiralled into something that could threaten the future of the sitting president.
Cyril Ramaphosa now faces the possibility of being removed from office as MPs have taken the unprecedented step of setting up a committee that will recommend whether or not he should be impeached.
This issue first came up in parliament in 2
Getty Images Armenia votes on 7 June under mounting Russian economic pressure, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks re-election on a promise of European integration.
The election has drawn significant international attention to the small South Caucasus nation of three million people, which has steadily grown closer to the West while still intertwined with Russia, its largest trading partner.
The rapprochement with the West is largely Pashinyan's