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Hot, dry conditions fuel major wildfires across Europe

Hot, dry conditions fuel major wildfires across Europe

Firefighters in Belgium and Greece are battling major blazes, with a massive wildfire scorching a nature reserve and hundreds of people evacuated.

Colombia asks Trump for tariff relief post-quake

Colombia asks Trump for tariff relief post-quake

Colombia asks Trump for tariff relief post-quake

Colombia asks Trump for tariff relief post-quake

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake.

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia have recovered six more bodies following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake, bringing the death toll to 53.

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Six dead as Ukraine launches massive aerial attack

Six dead as Ukraine launches massive aerial attack

A large-scale Ukrainian attack has struck industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region.

At least 2000 people killed in Congo's Ebola outbreak

At least 2000 people killed in Congo's Ebola outbreak

Congo's has recorded 2011 deaths among confirmed Ebola cases as authorities struggle to slow the fastest-growing outbreak on record.

Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Rescuers are working to free victims trapped in toppled buildings in Colombia a day after a powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people.

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

At least 111 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck.

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Ukraine kills 13, in drone attack on Russian city

Ukraine kills 13, in drone attack on Russian city

Ukraine kills 13, in drone attack on Russian city

Ukraine kills 13, in drone attack on Russian city

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city has killed 13 people, including a child, with Moscow claiming the strike hit residential areas.

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks

Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Moscow of targeting ‌global food security following attacks on Odesa's seaport, a key export hub.

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

The death ‌toll from a school shooting in ‌Thailand has risen to ‌eight as a 12-year-old girl ⁠died a day after the attack horrified the nation.

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

A 14-year-old boy has killed his grandparents before gunning down teachers and students in Thailand's second school shooting of 2026.

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Ebola cases have hit a grim milestone as Congo authorities struggle to keep pace with the fastest-spreading outbreak of the virus ever recorded.

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of an industrial estate fire containing sulphur, after at least one worker was hospitalised.

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

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Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least nine

Kyiv has been pummelled by another deadly Russian drone and missile attack, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleads with allies for more anti-missile defences.

Spain claims surge across border into enclave reversed

Spain's leader has condemned migrants storming into Ceuta as a "violation of sovereignty", as thousands of them turn back after a security forces crackdown.

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.

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Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

‌A methane explosion has buried parts of a mining complex and ‌killed at least 34 miners in Pakistan's Balochistan ‌province.

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Time is running out to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that hit southern Japan, as the death toll rises and recovery efforts continue.

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.

Deaths feared in mall after powerful quake hits Japan

"Quite a few" people are presumed dead at a shopping centre in southern Japan after a major earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and halted travel.

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

Crews fighting massive blazes in France and Spain are making the most of the favourable weather before another round of scorching heat rolls across Europe.

Suburbs around French city evacuated as wildfires rage

Authorities evacuated thousands of people from suburbs near Bordeaux ‌as wildfires in areas around the French city showed ‌no signs of abating.

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