Dutch man, captive for 7 years, dies as Philippines troops try to free him

Philippine military officials have said a long-held Dutch hostage has been shot and killed by his Abu Sayyaf captors when he tried to escape during a gunbattle. Dutch birdwatcher Ewold Horn was fatally shot on Friday while trying to escape during a gunbattle between the militants and army troops. Horn was abducted by gunmen during a birdwatching trip in Tawi Tawi province in 2012.

Dutch man, captive for 7 years, dies as Philippines troops try to free him

Trump joins outcry against Iran for upholding death penalty for protesters

Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of BLM protester

Researchers warn of ’jaw dropping’ crash in global fertility rate

Oil tanker carrying 1 MILLION barrels may explode - ’Environmental and economic disaster’

Coronavirus rules reimposed in countries around the world to curb rise in cases

Seven ships catch fire at southern port in Iran reports Tasnim agency

US ups battle against Huawei as China tensions soar

EU executive chief says hopes for 'ambitious' free trade pact with India

China says its economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter

Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that may keep Putin in power

New York Times to move part of Hong Kong office to Seoul in wake of security law

Disneyland Paris reopens after four-month COVID-19 closure

77 dead in floods and landslides in India’s Assam state

Trump signs executive order ending preferential treatment for Hong Kong

Thousands of protesting Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign

Tokyo may raise Covid-19 alert on second wave of infections

India sees lockdowns reimposed in some states as Covid-19 cases nears 1mn mark

Floods: A third of Bangladesh underwater, over one million marooned

Communities in South Africa ’buckling’ under COVID-19 storm

Tanker off U.A.E. sought by U.S. was ’hijacked,’ seafarers group says | CBC News

Woman killed, two others hurt in Norway stabbings

China blames BRITISH food for coronavirus as shrimp products test positive

Arctic heat wave ’essentially impossible’ without human-caused climate change, study finds

Ethiopia ’starts filling’ Nile dam reservoir

Chinese university sacks professor who criticized President Xi, friends say