A petit basset griffon Vendeen named Buddy Holly won best in show in the 147th #WestminsterDogShow, beating out more than 3,000 dogs from 210 breeds and varieties to claim the most prestigious such US prize reut.rs/3BifTtC

The Houston chapter of Food Not Bombs, an organization which promotes sharing vegetarian food with others, has been issued tickets by police 23 times since March for feeding the homeless in front of the central library reut.rs/42Mlh41

Thailand's opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai won the most seats in parliamentary election, paving the way for a challenge to the military-backed government, which has been in power for nearly a decade reut.rs/3O4Zz7i

Northern Argentina’s vast Chaco forests are under pressure. Trees are being cleared to make way for large-scale soy and cattle farms reut.rs/3IeUN3c

Egyptian women facing jail for falling into debt face social stigma, and if they have been freed from prison, struggle to rebuild their lives, NGO workers say reut.rs/3MVXLwh

When war engulfed Sudan's capital last month, it quickly spread to the western Darfur region, reigniting an old conflict and sending a wave of refugees over the border into Chad reut.rs/3MYbItB

Canada’s Nova Scotia is having its worst-ever fire season with more than 50,000 acres burned and 25,000 people displaced by June. Here are some of the factors causing wildfires reut.rs/43mc7Mc

Droughts in Iraqi rivers are causing its southern marshlands to recede and turn brackish as the nearby sea infiltrates. The changes in recent years are leading to the disappearance of fish and threatening a way of life that goes back centuries reut.rs/45O4ekf

From why the AI boom spells good news for tech stocks, to why Hollywood spies a new foe, these are the top stories in the world of AI this week

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped down as a member of parliament, accusing lawmakers investigating him of acting like a ‘kangaroo court’ and being determined to end his political career reut.rs/43whWHb

In the future, this robot could do all your heavy lifting at work

NATO leaders agreed that Ukraine's future lies within the alliance, but they stopped short of handing Kyiv the invitation or timetable for accession it sought reut.rs/3pNALa7

Rising sea levels, erosion and saltwater intrusion are adding up to a dire situation in the Florida Keys. Some scientists worry communities may not be able to keep up with the challenges propelled by climate change

Gabon's President Ali Bongo, who officers said was under house arrest after a coup, followed a well-trodden path in the region: born to a ruling dynasty, he promised a new start before facing accusations of graft and rigged elections reut.rs/3R2vTJt

With new rules looming on used textiles, Europe prepares to process its mountain of old clothes reut.rs/3EnjRD4

A drinks company in Poland has appointed an AI robot as its 'experimental' CEO. The robot CEO is leading the company's growth into one-off collectables, communication or even strategy planning

The days when flower crab fishermen in Cambodia's Kep province would come home with a plentiful catch seem long gone. The dwindling stock has pressed Ung Bun into taking part in a conservation campaign as he contemplates the future of the business reut.rs/3PnWOwX

Scientists in the US created tiny biological robots called 'Anthrobots' from human cells which researchers say have displayed a remarkable healing effect on other cells

Indigenous Sami reindeer herders in Norway say they can't lose any more land. With the construction of a planned 34-mile-long power line to Western Europe’s largest liquified natural gas plant set for this summer, it's a big worry reut.rs/3TSsugi

I filmed, photographed, and wrote the story about these inmates who were identified in their respective prison firefighting camps across the state by Washington State DNR Wildfire's Arcadia 20 (ARC 20) bosses and recruited onto this pioneering team. /2 Video link here: reuters.com/video/watch/id…