Japan cracks down on use of rideable electric suitcases amid tourist boom
Riders of motorised luggage – popular in parts of Asia – require safety equipment and a driver’s licence, according to Japanese law
Olive oil fraud and mislabelling cases hit record high in EU
Fifty potential cases in first three months of this year as rising costs lead to increase in parallel market
Beaten and conscripted into Putin’s army: a Somali refugee attempts to reach Europe
Journalist Ilyas Ahmad Elmi hoped to join his wife and child in Germany when he fled Somalia – but the EU’s harsh border controls led him towards Russia’s war machine
Cooler temperatures bring relief as Park fire explodes in California
Intensity and dramatic spread have led to unwelcome comparisons to 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people
Kamala Harris makes history as whirlwind week upends US election
Joe Biden’s decision to step aside, a slew of endorsements and a record fundraising haul – vice-president hits the ground running as Democrats’ new standard-bearer
Cinque Terre’s Path of Love reopens with charges to ease Insta-tourism
Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry
‘Like judgment day’: evacuees tell of fleeing Israel’s assault on Khan Younis