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August 14, 2023

Bosnians protest against gender violence after live-streamed murder on Instagram

Thousands of Bosnians have taken to the streets in various cities to demand action against violence targeting women following a incident where a man killed his ex-wife on Instagram.

August 14, 2023

Russia targets city of Odesa with missiles and drones; Ukraine says it shot them all down

In a series of alarming developments, Russia executed three successive waves of drone and missile attacks against the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, officials reported Monday.

August 14, 2023

Norwegian railway bridge collapses due to torrential rain

A 189-yard railway bridge collapsed in Norway on Aug. 14, 2023, due to torrential rain. The bridge's traffic had been halted for weeks due to safety concerns.

August 14, 2023

Greek authorities detain 105 soccer fans following clashes, deadly stabbing outside stadium

Over a hundred soccer fans, mostly Croat citizens, were ordered to be detained following clashes that led to the death of Michalis Katsouris, a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter.

August 14, 2023

Greece rescues dozens of African migrants from inflatable boat off Lesbos island

Dozens of migrants, mostly Africans, were safely evacuated and rescued after a Greek coast guard vessel responded to a rudderless inflatable boat off the island of Lesbos.

August 12, 2023

Ashley Judd hikes in the Alps as she celebrates 'stunning recovery' more than 2 years after serious leg injury

Ashley Judd shared photos of herself hiking the Alps in Switzerland two and a half years after she suffered a devastating leg injury in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

August 12, 2023

Migrant boat crossing Channel from France capsizes, at least six dead

At least six people died, and more than 50 were rescued, after a migrant boat attempted to cross the English Channel and capsized, French authorities said.

August 11, 2023

Troyes President Aymeric Magne departs amid domestic violence sentence controversy

Troyes Football Club terminated the contract of its president, Aymeric Magne, effective immediately. The decision was reached during a board meeting held on Friday.

August 11, 2023

Greece sends its navy, coast guard, civilian vessels to rescue dozens of migrants off southern coast

A rescue team has been sent to assist a migrant boat off a Greek coast southwest of Peloponnese, near the site where a previous shipwreck caused dozens of migrant deaths in June.

August 11, 2023

Spider with erection-inducing bite shuts down supermarket, but owners insist store is safe to reopen

An Austrian supermarket reopened following a three-day closure to clear the store due to an alleged sighting of a spider with a deadly bite that could also cause an hourslong erection.