Getty Images Emmy winning actress Valerie Mahaffey has died at age 71, her family has confirmed. Mahaffey’s publicist confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer. The star was known for her work on television series including Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon and Big Sky. In

EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A military aircraft and helicopters are being used to evacuate residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba from fast-moving wildfires. Thousands have already evacuated western Canada, particularly the central prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as firefighters face growing flames and hot, dry weather predictions in the coming days. Dense smoke from the fires

BBC A Russian call-up poster urges the local population in occupied Melitopol to “Defend the Motherland, professionally” A fifth of Ukrainian territory is now under Russian control, and for Ukrainians living under occupation there seems little chance that any future deal to end the war will change that. Three Ukrainians in different Russian-controlled cities have

Uche Akolisa & Kelechi Anozia BBC News, Lagos Kelechi Anozia / BBC Between 10 and 12 dogs a month are being handed over to Dr Mark Afua’s animal shelter in Lagos Preye Maxwell looks distressed as he leaves his beloved dog Hanks at an animal shelter in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. Fighting back tears, he

Fritz Pinnow Reporter, Comayagua, Honduras Fritz Pinnow Hugo Daniel Chávez is proud of the soap his team makes from recycled cooking oil Few 27-year-olds look at used cooking oil and see a green business opportunity to produce soap or dog food. But that is what Hugo Daniel Chávez, a project manager for the NGO Sustenta

Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromClarksdale, Mississippi Reuters/ Kevin Wurm When Edna Nicole Luckett sings the Blues on the stage at Red’s, her voice, deep and soulful, echoes against the walls. The juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi is one of the last of its kind in the region, a landmark for a bygone era of

Getty Images Cars were burned amid the disorder after PSG won the largest-ever victory in a Champions League final Hundreds of people have been arrested in Paris following clashes with police, after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated their club’s victory in the Champions League final. Officers arrested nearly 300 people after clashes broke out near