- The Eiffel Tower briefly closed after staff struck, saying a visiting Hindu group asked women workers to step aside during its tour.
- BAPS apologized and denied barring anyone, while Paris authorities launched an investigation and said the request should not have been accepted.
- The episode sparked backlash in France and India, touching off wider debate about gender equality and cultural expectations.
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- Three 2‑month‑old Sumatran tiger cubs at Attica Zoological Park near Athens were microchipped and vaccinated as part of a global effort to build a safety population.
- The Sumatran tiger is critically endangered (about 400 remain) due to aggressive deforestation, so the cubs’ birth offers hope for future reintroductions.
- The trio — two males and a female born to mother Toba (father Argos died of cancer) — are feisty, will get names from Homer’s Odyssey, and require careful, stressful handling by zoo staff.
- Rome has declared the area around the Colosseum a temporary "red zone" with round‑the‑clock police and military presence (and greater arrest powers) through Dec. 24; similar beefed‑up security is in place at Termini and major basilicas.
- Authorities say crime has spiked — including a July attack by about 50 youths that injured police using fireworks and frequent tourist pickpocketing — prompting the crackdown.
- Officials suggest a recently opened Colosseum metro station and underground museum (part of a large subway project) may have unintentionally funneled marginalized youth into the historic center, contributing to the rise in incidents.
- Flash floods swept through the Grand Canyon, forcing dozens to evacuate.
- The National Park Service says more than a dozen people are feared missing.
- One hiker says they were airlifted from a flooded campground during the evacuation.
- Northampton's 16th‑century Old Black Lion — a Grade II‑listed pub — has had a £3.5m restoration but hasn't served customers since 2018.
- The Churches Conservation Trust and West Northamptonshire Council have revived the building (the CCT moved its national office in) and preserved original features, even reusing Market Square cobbles.
- A planned brewery operator pulled out, so organisers are still advertising for a new operator and the full reopening has been delayed — a local spot to keep an eye on.
- A 23-year-old beluga named Peekachu died days after being moved to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium as part of a rescue relocation from Ontario's closed Marineland.
- Peekachu had shown early signs of improvement after the long, closely monitored transport but suddenly became dehydrated and died while caretakers tried to revive her.
- The moves aim to rehome about 30 belugas and four dolphins from Marineland — which has recorded about 20 cetacean deaths since 2019 — to facilities in the U.S. and Spain; a necropsy report is pending.
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