A "starving and exhausted" polar bear has been spotted straying into a city in Russia's northern Siberia, hundreds of kilometres from its natural habitat.
The female bear was seen lying for hours on the ground on Tuesday in the Russian industrial city of Norilsk, with local environmentalists pointing out that it's the first such sighting in the city in more than 40 years.
Wildlife experts will soon inspect the bear and decide its fate.
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered
At least 40 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.
Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
Bangladeshi lawmakers elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president on Thursday, making the longtime opposition figure the head of state after his party came to power in a major political transition.
Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv
Russian strikes have killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defence missiles was costing lives.
Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain this month, six years after they stepped down from their royal duties and relocated to the US, a source close to the couple said.
North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea's presidential office has condemned North Korea's launch of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday and ordered its military to maintain full readiness during ongoing joint exercises with the United States.
