Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Police said they received numerous calls after multi-storey scaffolding along Cheung Sha Wan Road collapsed in powerful winds on Saturday. No injuries have been reported.

Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China on Sunday morning, lashing the region with strong winds and heavy rain and forcing Hong Kong airport to cancel around 360 passenger flights.

The typhoon is the strongest to make landfall in China in 2026 to date, according to state media.


Argentinian leader calls Brazilian president a 'thief' and a 'convict'

Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentina's president hit out at the Brazilian president, referring to him as a "thief" and a "convict".

Javier Milei made the comments on Sunday at a rally in Sao Paulo to launch the presidential campaign of right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who is set to run in an election in October.

Without naming Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva explicitly, he referred to the Brazilian president derogatorily while speaking alongside Bolsonaro, who he went on


Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' after arrest threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this autumn, despite the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, making threats to arrest him.

Mamdani walked back that threat last week, acknowledging he lacked the legal power to arrest Netanyahu on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, the world's top war-crimes court.

The Israeli leader told Fox News on Sunday that he was "not concerned" about Mamdani's previous pledge and accused the mayor of


The Indian Army's first woman boxer is now chasing Commonwealth gold

Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely nicknamed the country's 'Mini Cuba'.

Her great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of Indian boxing's early giants. A heavyweight, he won successive Asian Games gold medals in 1966 and 1970 and was among those who established the famed Bhiwani Boxing Club, which would later produce boxers including Olympic medallist Vijender Singh.

Even so, it is not Hawa's


PM pledges continued support for Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit

Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK's "unwavering" support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.

Zelensky will become the prime minister's first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said "illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations".

They will visit a naval base, where Burnham will announce the sharing of the intellectual property behind the UK's new "Stone Cloak" electronic warfare system, enabling Ukraine to produce the


Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said evidence pointed to it being an "Islamist terror attack".

"We are dealing with a suspected perpetrator, who had previously drawn attention to himself through a high volume of criminal offences, radicalisation and affiliation with the Islamist scene," Dobrindt said.

A statement released by the Berlin public prosecutor's office revealed further details about Ballout's criminal history.

In May 2025, prosecutors said he travelled via Turkey to Lebanon, with the intention


Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say

Israeli settlers have set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say, as tensions in the territory continue to flare.

The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

Both sides accused the other of provoking the violence.

The confrontation has further inflamed the situation in the West Bank, which has seen ever growing violence by extremist settlers against Palestinians, encouraged by far


What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack

The attack happened at about 22:00 local time (20:00 GMT), with a report made to police in Berlin that a white vehicle struck crowds at a Pride event in the capital.

Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered at Tiergarten park, near the iconic Brandenburg Gate, for the annual event, which is known as Christopher Street Day.

Some people were also stabbed in the incident.

Shortly afterwards, the Pride event was cancelled.

A performance was abruptly brought to a end,


Watch: At the scene of Berlin Pride attack as manhunt continues

A manhunt is underway in Berlin after a vehicle drove into a crowded pride event, killing one person and injuring 16.

Police have named the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul B and have released an image of him.

A vehicle suspected of being used in the attack has been located by police inside the city's Tiergarten park.

Read more here.


France battles fire 'whirlwinds' as another 55,000 evacuated

A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace.

The most recent evacuations took place in towns to the south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region.

Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated.

France has been worst-affected, with an area of 42,000 hectares burnt,