Two boys saved another child from drowning in a swimming pool after seeing him struggling in the water.

Greenpeace activists in France dumped nearly a ton of green algae outside the Finistere administrative headquarters in Quimper, Brittany on Monday, in protest over the amount of green algae off the coast caused by industrial and factory farming.

An elevated highway under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed onto the road below on Monday (10 July), killing at least one person and critically injuring several more.

Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods in the US Northeast on Monday (10 July) that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, forced multiple boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé, officials said.

Experts have discovered the cause of death for a sperm whale that washed up unexpectedly on the shores of Spain’s La Palma island – €500,000 of “floating gold”.

A major landslide continues to threaten more homes in Rolling Hills Estates, southern California, after 12 were destroyed when the hillside gave way and began sliding into the canyon below on Saturday (July 8).

Volodymyr Zelensky presided over a ceremony in Lviv on Saturday 8 July, following the return of five commanders of the defence of the Azovstal steel plant.

Heavy rain caused flooding to streets across New York on Sunday (9 July).

Dramatic footage shows a Wisconsin police officer saving three cows trapped in a barn fire last month.

Joe Biden spent some time lounging and sunbathing at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware on Saturday 8 July.