At least 50 people are killed and an unknown number are kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attack the village of Yargoje in
Katsina State,
Nigeria.
(Al Arabiya)
It is reported that wildfires have burned around 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) of tropical wetland in
Brazil's
Pantanal so far this year, a 935% increase in the number of fires that occurred in the same period last year.
(BBC News)
Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the
Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing
the border from
Belarus. In response, concerns are raised about the potential impact on
tourism during the summer.
(Reuters)