China, Pakistan reaffirm peace-focused defence ties – The Express Tribune

Firefighters in southern France are tackling the country’s biggest wildfire of the year so far. At least one person has died, with almost a dozen others injured and homes destroyed, according to local authorities. The Aude prefecture said the fire was moving ‘very quickly’ and that nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to bring it under…

Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly is due to be published next week Scotland’s former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has described her arrest by police investigating the SNP’s finances as the worst day of her life. Sturgeon describes being questioned by detectives as part of Operation Branchform in an extract…