LONDON — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque. Police say the name was fake, as were rumors … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. Nairobi announced the outbreak on Wednesday, after a case was detected in a passenger traveling from Uganda to Rwanda at a border crossing … Read more
While Olympic spectators wait with bated breath to see how different events at the Paris Games unfold, the chronically online audience have become invested in a different journey: a Norwegian Olympian’s love for chocolate muffins. Swimmer Henrik Christiansen, 27, has not yet won any medals, but he has won the hearts of many after posting … Read more
Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news program, has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Edwards was the BBC’s highest-paid journalist and top news anchor until he quit in April following allegations he had paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually … Read more
PARIS — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and important to be part … Read more
The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, says it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put up with the name BERLIN — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played … Read more
LONDON — Huw Edwards, the BBC’s former top news presenter, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children as he admitted accessing photographs sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service. During a 26-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, the court heard that an unnamed … Read more
With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change’s extreme weather. For several days it appeared they would lose — by ditching the swimming portion of triathlon races. It wasn’t until early Wednesday, after the men’s race had been postponed a day and … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden. All these activities are part of a new, four-week pilot project called CopenPay that … Read more
PARIS — On a morning that started with rain, the Olympic triathlons got underway Wednesday as the women dove into the Seine River to start the swim after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns. The athletes began near the Pont Alexandre III, a bridge that spans the famed Paris waterway. The steady … Read more
