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Israel Palestinians Gaza
Trump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza
US president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Georgia High School Shooting
Father who gave gun to Georgia high school shooter handed 15-year sentence
A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Jay Kelly - BFI London Film Festival
George Clooney and family forced to evacuate home in France amid wildfires
In a letter to the local mayor, the actor added that ‘whatever happens, they remain fully part of this community’ and will ‘contribute to its rebuilding’

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR
Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
Polish PM visits scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Czech Republic Extreme Weather Heat
Life is ice ‘n’ easy for polar bears at Prague Zoo
Keepers at Prague Zoo have used tons of ice to give the animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe. Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time and were rolling in the beds of ice cubes after entering their outside enclosure.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Thousands of French wildfire evacuees return home as cooler weather moves in
French authorities gave the go-ahead on Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a huge wildfire to go back to their homes in south-west France.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Impaled Hiker
US man hikes out of mountains to get help after he was impaled by trekking pole
A Montana man who slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole while tackling the state’s highest peak decided to rescue himself rather than troubling the emergency services.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Japan Earthquake
Time running out for survivors after quake in south-west Japan
Rural communities in south-western Japan are struggling to get their lives back to normal, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a shopping centre, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 25 people.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

US Iran
Iranian missile hits Chinese firm’s building in Kuwait amid renewed strikes
An Iranian strike has severely damaged a Chinese firm’s building in northern Kuwait, killing a worker, officials said, hours after Jordan’s air defences shot down five missiles launched from Iran.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Ireland
Deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities after Zelenskyy warns of ‘massive’ Russian attack
Children among the dead across Kryvi Rih, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava after wave of ballistic missile launches

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Japan Earthquake
Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30 as aftershock and heat hamper rescue efforts
Soldiers and emergency teams search badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivors

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for attack on military base
The latest barrage came after the US partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Firefighters Race To Contain Blazes In Madrid Region As New Heatwave Arrives
Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires
Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Japan Earthquake
Death toll from Japan earthquake climbs to 23 as rescuers face race against time
Rural communities in south-western Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal on Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 23 people.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Trump
US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for attack on military base
The US military said on Wednesday that it launched strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces in the Middle East.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Congress Fauci
US health expert Fauci declines to answer questions at Covid committee hearing
Dr Anthony Fauci has repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Haiti Extreme Weather
Caribbean endures 90% of global economic damage due to climate-fuelled disasters
ODI Global report estimates that Caribbean nations suffered €46.75bn of damage from climate-fuelled disasters between 2000 and 2024

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Japan Earthquake
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers search rubble for quake survivors in Japan
The death toll has been steadily growing, fanning fears it may continue to rise.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

France Telegram CEO
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
Telegram, an encrypted messenger app founded in ​2013, says it has more than 1 billion users 

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women in BBC documentary
Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women in BBC documentary
Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret was released on Wednesday, and sees 10 women allege Leto behaved in a sexually inappropriate way towards them

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

TOPSHOT-FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-WEATHER-WILDFIRE
Fire crews keep blazes near Bordeaux under control as heatwave picks up
After battling the fire for ​a week, fire crews with the support of European peers have managed to contain the blaze. However, another heatwave, the fourth so far this summer, is set to make conditions ​more volatile in the coming hours

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Congo Ebola
Uganda begins emergency food handouts after 19 die from hunger
Government move follows months of drought and crop failures in Karamoja, with 1.5m people facing malnutrition

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Israel Iran War
Jordan intercepts Iran missiles as US and Saudi Arabia target militias in Iraq
In announcing the strikes in Iraq, the US warned that further attacks on American troops or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure risked additional action

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Ireland
Zelenskyy holds face-to-face talks with Trump at White House following UK visit
Mr Zelenskyy also said the pair had spoken about the need for “reinvigorated” peace talks with Russia

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Japan Earthquake
Earthquake leaves 13 dead in Japan as efforts to rescue survivors continues
“There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-WEATHER-WILDFIRE
4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites as France faces 'toughest' situation since Second World War
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says authorities beginning to 'see light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against wildfires'

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

G7 summit
US walks out of UN meeting amid criticism of America’s human rights record
US diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticised the Trump administration’s human rights record.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Germany Pride
Investigators find apparent claim of responsibility after Berlin Pride attack
Investigators have found what appears to be a claim of responsibility by the suspect in the fatal attack near Berlin’s Pride festival, German authorities said.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Major earthquake hits Japan's Kyushu region
Multiple people trapped inside shopping centre in Japan after earthquake
The reports come after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Scottish wildfire
Swathes of Scotland's Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires
With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put right

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Colonel Sanders Auction
KFC founder’s famous bow tie and other finger lickin’ goodies up for auction
KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ famous black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home and a dinner house he opened after selling his restaurant chain.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Thousands more told to evacuate despite fragile hold on French wildfire
French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as higher temperatures threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Mayor of Greater Manchester election
Police make inquiries after Farage reports Polanski post for ‘inciting murder'
Green party leader shared picture of man wearing T-shirt with words ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’ alongside a guillotine

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Johnson Johnson-Baby Powder
J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation
J&J expects to pay $3 billion in 2027, and it will make further payments in 2028. But the deal could be worth more, depending on how many people participate ​in the settlement.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

TOPSHOT-FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-WEATHER-WILDFIRE
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

D4vd Girl Killed
Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old
D4vd, the 21-year-old singer born David Burke whose career was steeply rising before the allegations emerged, has pleaded not guilty

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Tate Brothers
Tate brothers to remain in jail at least two more weeks as they fight extradition to UK
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in jail at least two more weeks until their next hearing as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge said.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
French president pledges support on visit to fire zone
French president Emmanuel Macron has urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battled to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Music-Carly Simon
'You’re So Vain' singer Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
The singer, 83, had been experiencing arthritis in one of her hips and both her knees, resulting in replacement surgeries for those three joints

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

France Fires
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
When pyrocumulonimbus, or fire clouds, form, they can create winds that make the wildfires below spread even faster, and sometimes generate their own lightning, which can in turn ignite more fires further afield

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Bill Oddie death
British wildlife presenter and Goodies star Bill Oddie dies aged 85
The TV star, who found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, died on Saturday

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes
French president Emmanuel Macron has called a crisis meeting focusing on uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Seattle Shooting
Three killed, four others wounded in Seattle food festival shooting, police say
Police urged people ⁠to avoid the area at the base ​of the famed Space Needle on Sunday evening ​as officers investigated the shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France
Blazes near Madrid coming under control but efforts to contain huge fire near Bordeaux hampered by windy conditions while another heatwave forecast

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Tate Brothers
Tate brothers’ lawyers and prosecutors to set schedule for UK extradition fight
Lawyers for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are set to meet US federal prosecutors in Miami to work out a schedule for the process of fighting extradition to the UK, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Germany Pride
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by police
A man suspected of carrying out the Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured has been shot dead by police during a confrontation in a suburb of the city.

Sun, 26 Jul, 2026

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