A woman in Brazil has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 12-year-old girl for over a year, tricking a couple into caring for her under a false identity.

The FBI has searched the Washington, DC, home of former US Representative Eric Swalwell as part of a sexual misconduct investigation. This follows the seizure of his electronic devices at San Francisco airport. Swalwell resigned from Congress in April amid allegations, including one of sexual assault.

Scientists are investigating the mass die-off of thousands of dead fish along South Africa’s beaches, with pilchard herpesvirus detected in samples.

Paris Saint-Germain has relocated its opening league match against Rennes to a new venue due to pitch damage at Parc des Princes caused by a summer heatwave. PSG cited player safety as a reason for the change, which has been agreed upon with Rennes.

Almost 250 women have accused French civil servant Christian Nègre of drugging them during job interviews from 2009 to 2018, leading to allegations of sexual assault.

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv has killed at least three people and injured 20 others, with 14 hospitalised. The strike damaged residential buildings, including a nine-storey block that collapsed, and disrupted electricity in several districts. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces increasing domestic political pressure amid the ongoing conflict.