The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.
Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe
A number of European regions recorded their highest temperatures on the final day of June.
Millions of ‘lovebugs’ swarm hikers in South Korea
A hiker who filmed the infestation told local media the bugs at Gyeyangsan mountain were like a “thick carpet”.
Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as the constitutional court considers a petition for her removal.
Is the ‘big, beautiful’ India-US trade deal in trouble?
With days to go before 9 July, when the tariff pause ends, hopes persist but negotiations are tough.
US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities
The call from some of the world’s top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.
Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war
A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge
An Australian man has been charged with 70 offences, which police allege relate to eight children.
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard
Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas.
