Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains closed after fatal tiger attack

Tiger attack park closed for third day

Flowers below a green sign hung between two wooden posts. On the sign it says: Yorkshire Wildlife Park Resort.Image source, Simon Thake/BBC

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The park was evacuated after the attack on Saturday afternoon

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Maps show how Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza

Israel has expanded its military occupation in the Gaza Strip in violation of a United States-brokered ‘ceasefire’, forcing Palestinians into an ever-smaller share of the besieged territory, devastated by Israel’s ongoing genocidal war.

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Delhi braces for more protests against election chief amid crackdown

New Delhi, India — India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has returned to the streets of central New Delhi, leading dozens of members of parliament demanding the election chief’s resignation, as protests gather momentum.

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What do emergency and governor rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?

Islamabad, Pakistan – The federal government has taken direct control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the northwestern province governed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party until now.

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‘What planet is she on?’: the Seekers take aim at CPAC over use of I am Australian

A member of legendary Australian band the Seekers has taken aim at a conference featuring Pauline Hanson for using a classic song, confirming no permission had been granted.

Bruce Woodley said the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) featured I Am Australian without approval, while the song’s co-author revealed Hanson had been previously threatened with legal action over its potential use.

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Delhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march

Authorities in India’s capital closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions on Monday, as opposition parties planned to march to the supreme court in protest against a ⁠controversial revision of voter ⁠lists that has sparked days ​of unrest in Delhi.

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There’s more to our music than Oasis, says Manchester mayor

The Manchester mayor, Bev Craig, has said the city’s music scene is about more than just Oasis, as she announced funding to nurture a diverse range of local artists, be they “guitar bands or not”.

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Fear and uncertainty for civilians as Yemen’s capital comes under attack

Sanaa, Yemen – At midnight on Tuesday, air strikes rattled the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a city that has been mostly spared bombing since a truce was announced between the internationally recognised government and the Houthis in 2023.

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Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentenced

More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice.

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Russia’s Yandex says data centre shut down after drone attack

Third strike on Yandex facilities in a week comes as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks on tech infrastructure.

A Russian data centre run by technology and AI company ⁠Yandex has been shut down after it was hit in a drone attack.

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