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August 16, 2023

Tourist gang-raped at Spanish resort while attackers filmed assault: report

A group of French and Swiss tourists were arrested in Spain after allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old British woman on the island of Mallorca, a popular tourist destination.

August 16, 2023

Jack Carr's take on T. E. Lawrence, or 'Lawrence of Arabia': Book on warfare should be 'required reading'

Jack Carr is a bestselling novelist and author of the upcoming "Targeted" nonfiction series about terror events. Here, he weighs in on Lawrence of Arabia, one of his "heroes."

August 16, 2023

Dutch ship sets sail from England to retrace Charles Darwin’s voyage taken 2 centuries ago

A Dutch ship has left England on a two-year mission to study and save species discovered by Charles Darwin. The vessel is scheduled to retrace Darwin’s 1831 voyage.

August 16, 2023

Former Olympian Helen Smart passes away at 42 as family and colleagues mourn her 'sudden death'

Helen Smart, a former Olympic swimmer who competed for Britain, has died, officials and her family said. She was 42.

August 16, 2023

England tops Australia in thriller to advance to Women's World Cup final

England advanced to the Women's World Cup final for the first time in its history with a 3-1 victory over Australia. England will play Spain.

August 15, 2023

IMF team to conduct initial review of Sri Lanka's loan program amidst ongoing financial crisis

A delegation from the IMF is set to visit Colombo for the inaugural assessment of Sri Lanka's loan program, according to a spokesperson's announcement on Tuesday.

August 15, 2023

England arrests 3 residents of Bulgarian nationality suspected of working for Russian security services

A trio of Bulgarian citizens suspected of espionage have been arrested in England. They were accused of possessing false identification documents and working for Russia.

August 15, 2023

Kenya-based British army training unit accused of human rights violations, committee launches inquiry

A British training unit, which has been stationed in Kenya for decades, was accused of violating human rights. The East African country has opened an inquiry into the allegations.

August 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence steps in to assist dementia patients with high-tech apparel

U.K.-based start-up SmartSocks has developed hosiery that can monitor a dementia patient's heart rate, motion and sweat levels with AI and alert caregivers to potential problems.

August 14, 2023

Lebanon's interim central bank governor freezes accounts of former chief and associates

The interim governor of Lebanon's central bank has taken the step of freezing the accounts belonging to the embattled former chief of the bank, as well as his relatives and associates.