The case shocked South Africa, exacerbating racial tensions 30 years after the end of apartheid.
He was arrested during a traffic stop on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon.
The reptile was retrieved by the officer and buckled into the back of a police car.
Six weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu scored a victory over Iran, the Israeli leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. But he has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.
The redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives.
The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes.
The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.
Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.
About 3,200 workers who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft voted to reject the firm's latest contract deal.
Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants, many believed to be Ethiopian, sank in bad weather.
A local tour boat operator paused an excursion so he could film the waterspouts off Italy's east coast.
Ong had given expensive gifts to a former minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.
The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this past week on the Kamchatka peninsula.
The 2-year-old girl was discovered Sunday in the luggage compartment of a bus after the driver noticed the suitcase moving, the police said.
Kong Nay, a blind lute player who endured the horrors of a totalitarian regime, exposed a new generation of Cambodians to their country’s traditional music.
Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.
An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.
Wedding-themed parties - minus the marriage - have become popular among young Indians chasing new experiences.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed by the march, after it was authorised to go ahead by the Supreme Court hours earlier.
It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers
A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down.
Tunnels in a copper mine collapsed after an earthquake on Thursday, trapping five miners and killing a sixth person that day.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society accuses Israel of a "direct" strike - Israel says it is reviewing the claim.
The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on the terms of ...
Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.
Plus, influencers feted by the Vatican.
Police say the suspect was "a regular" at the bar where he opened fire, and that a bartender and three patrons were among the victims.
She became suspicious when she discovered large deposits in the bank account of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal cost the lives of at least eight double agents.
Flip Gordon was uneasy about being a lucha libre wrestler dressed in a U.S. military uniform. Booed at first, he is now a fan favorite.
The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.
A bus driver became concerned when he noticed the luggage moving, police said.
There is a growing sense in India that its leaders should not allow American policymaking to shape its choices on vital energy supplies.
A “living skeleton, buried alive” in Gaza’s tunnels, was how the family of one hostage described him after seeing a video circulated by Hamas this week.
Wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour are possible on Monday, especially in Scotland, as officials warned residents to stay inside.
The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
Meanwhile, Ukraine reports Russian air strikes on the southern cities of Kherson and Mykolaiv.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.
Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir prayed at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, violating a decades-old arrangement.
The arrests came days after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s U-turn on an effort to neuter anticorruption agencies.
The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.
Parts of New South Wales were blanketed with the heaviest snow in 20 years.
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
The strike was one of several Ukraine said it carried out against Russian military infrastructure.
At a gathering that has been called the “Catholic Woodstock,” the church has embraced influencers on social media as a way to engage the youth.
Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?
Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups.
The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.
Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.
Buyers and sellers of South Korean beauty products are stocking up as the 15% US tariff rolls out.
He earned a media fortune in the freewheeling but chaotic Russia of the 1990s and defended press freedoms after the industry became beleaguered and unprofitable.
A photographer accompanied a Jordanian aircrew as it dropped aid to Gaza, where starvation is rising.
Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased.
Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand had already been suspended after a leaked phone call that many say showed her selling out her country.
Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake.
Writing yourself a letter is a good way to identify the things in your life that matter — as well as those things that you can let go.
After Canada failed to strike a trade deal with Washington, the president raised tariffs on some Canadian exports this week.
Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.
The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cécile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives.
An Oxford museum’s collection of objects taken from the Naga people includes human remains. What to do with them now is not a simple matter.
The closure of a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho is an early effect of the global disruption caused by President Trump’s tariffs. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief ...
As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.
The president backed off his call for a 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, imposing 15 percent instead. But in a country where most people live hand-to-mouth, the damage was already done.
The Russian president didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week or face financial penalties.
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.
President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next week will carry out that plan.
“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.
Steve Witkoff went to the Palestinian enclave amid growing pressure on Israel to ease a deepening hunger crisis there. Hamas derided the visit as a “propaganda show.”
Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.
President Nayib Bukele has cracked down on gangs and civil rights, jailing tens of thousands of people. The National Assembly also extended the presidential term to six years.
The imbalance in President Trump’s treatment of America’s closest trading partners may come from his desire to make Canada the 51st state, some Canadians believe.
Osama Krayem, a Swedish citizen, was found guilty in Stockholm of a war crime. He had already been convicted of terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.
“I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border with Russia. “But this is how it turned out.”
Plus, our art critic shares his favorite places in Rome.
The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.
“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.
Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.
Plus, our critic’s favorite art places in Rome.
Outraged residents took to the streets of the southern African nation when a taxi strike descended into chaos.
For foreign leaders seeking to woo President Trump, a thoughtful gift is a time-honored diplomatic tactic. But there are pitfalls.
Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’s business dealings are under investigation by Lithuanian authorities.
Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service.