A 21-year-old was caught with cannabis-laced cakes weighing more than 1kg (2.2lb) in Zambia.

The 81-year-old has a history of activism, and has vowed to protest every Friday until January 2020.

Mastercard, Visa, eBay and Stripe join PayPal in no longer supporting Facebook's effort to launch a currency.

England suffer their first qualifying loss in 10 years against the Czech Republic and must wait to clinch a spot at Euro 2020.

Cristiano Ronaldo moves one goal away from 700 career strikes Portugal beat Luxembourg 3-0 to edge closer to Euro 2020 qualification.

The man was arrested on a European Arrest warrant after reportedly boarding a flight from Paris to Glasgow.

Mo Farah insists he is one of the world's "most tested athletes" as he faces questions after his former coach was banned.

BTS, one of the world's biggest acts, faced criticism over their decision to play Saudi Arabia.

Chinese and US officials accuse each other of trying to undermine each other’s political systems.

US President Donald Trump hails a "phase one deal" and suspends a planned tariff hike.

Prague police make 31 arrests, a total that includes 14 England fans, at the Euro 2020 qualifying match in the Czech Republic.

The murder of four people is being seen as the worst assault in France since the Paris attacks of 2015.

The fires in the Amazon have been dampened - but it's not the only area under threat.

American runner Hillary Allen tumbled 150ft down a mountain in north Norway during the 2017 Tromso Skyrace. She returned to finish it this year.

A prominent Ghanaian journalist writes about being sexually abused when she was just seven years old.

Fadak Alfayadh felt increasingly unwelcome in Australia as a young migrant - and it set her on a mission.

Paris is renovating many of its underground car parks and some are now growing mushrooms.

The 7ft 5in Senegalese rookie only started playing basketball six years ago.

The death of a prominent journalist inflames violent protests calling on Jovenel Moïse to resign.

Dove Cameron, who stars in the latest Disney's Descendants film, describes the difficulty of balancing her own personality with people's desire for her to be a role model.

A selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.