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France Wildfires
France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee
France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of the Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of ...

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

Congo Ebola
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000
Health workers at another Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicentre of the country’s growing outbreak.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
11 killed in latest attacks between Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainian forces have attacked tourist resorts in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, killing eight people, Moscow-installed officials said, while authorities in Ukraine’s Sumy region said a Russian drone strike had killed three people.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

FRANCE-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-WEATHER-WILDFIRE
More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain
‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

France Wildfires
Wildfire forces evacuations of suburbs in French city of Bordeaux
Authorities in France have evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

ICC Prosecutor
ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct claims – diplomats
Member state representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to remove the global tribunal’s chief prosecutor, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, two diplomats have confirmed to The ...

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Mideast Wars Gaza 1000 Days Explainer
Israeli military kills four Palestinians after settler killed in West Bank
In a video of the incident, two armed men in civilian clothing, as well as at least one Israeli soldier, are shown pointing their weapons at a group of Palestinians who had gathered in a field

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Britain-Chris Brown
Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray after bottle attack at Mayfair club
Brown was charged along with his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, 40, who had also denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm and has now pleaded guilty to affray

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Ireland
Zelensky holds talks with US firm to jointly produce Patriot air defence systems
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has held a meeting in Kyiv with senior representatives of Raytheon, the US company that makes the Patriot air defence systems Ukraine desperately needs to counter the ballistic missiles Russia uses to ...

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Spain Wildfires
Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spain and southern France
The regional government of Madrid said 10,000 people had been evacuated from different villages as multiple fires raged out of control late on Thursday

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Explosions at American base in Iraq as US forces strike Iran for 13th night
A series of explosions have been reported near a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq, hours after the American military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran.At least seven blasts were reported at around 9.30am ...

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Trump Dignified Transfer
US strikes Iran and Bahrain warns of incoming fire amid fresh clashes
Iranian state media reported that four people had been killed and nine injured in the bombardment

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Trump
Trump slaps new 10% tariff on UK goods before deadline on old levies expires
However, under the rules the UK could be eligible for exemptions on products where it would encourage compliance in meeting this commitment

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
UK ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iran criticises US using British bases
US President Donald Trump has carried out 13 consecutive nights of strikes against targets in Iran, indicating potential further escalation.

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

D4vd-Girl-Killed
D4vd’s lawyers ask why more DNA testing was not done after girl’s killing
Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses of their defence strategy on Thursday, pressing police on why they did not do more DNA testing on items found in the singer’s home and in his car that authorities said were used in the killing of 14-year-old ...

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Salman Rushdie Assault
Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him
Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheatre stage, Sir Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

FILE PHOTO Google's parent company Alphabet announced in a staff memo that it is laying off 6% of its global workforce, about 12
EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

French firefighters battle Fontainebleau forest blaze near Paris
More than 20,000 evacuated after intense wildfire in France
Reception centres open to thousands of evacuees after blaze begins in pine forest 45km west of Bordeaux

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Aerial view of Dubai Palm Jumeirah island, United Arab Emirates
More than 10,000 apply for Dubai tourist referral scheme with €700-plus rewards
Residents can receive hotel stays, dining deals, and attraction tickets if friends and family visit the emirate under a new tourism initiative

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Food insecurity concerns improve in Gaza, but warning signs are mounting
The world’s leading authority on food insecurity said that the situation in Gaza had improved since famine was declared in parts of the Palestinian territory last year.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

France Exteme Weather Heat
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Trump Saudi Arabia
US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could pave the way for domestic nuclear enrichment
Trump administration hails agreement, which comes as the US fights a war with Iran in part to prevent Tehran enriching uranium domestically

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Congo-Ebola-U.S. Citizen
Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC
UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the disease

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening new chokepoint in Iran war
Iran said it attacked US missile systems, weapons and fuel storages in Jordan, as well as US military posts in Kuwait including Al-Adiri Camp, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Doha Camp and Arifjan Camp

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Venezuela US Maduro
Trial date set in US for Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro in drug trafficking case
A trial date of June 1 has been set for Nicolas Maduro to face drug trafficking charges along with his wife, as his lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and took him to New York.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Salman Rushdie Assault
Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Sir Salman Rushdie has gone on trial again in the US, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists
Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists
It is hoped opening of unit tackling narcotics trafficking will deter people from visiting it as pilgrimage site

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Daniel Siad faced allegations of rape and trafficking in France and appeared in more than 1,000 documents in Epstein files

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

FRANCE-WEATHER-CLIMATE-ENVIRONMENT-HEATWAVE
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Rugby player, free kick
Hundreds of rugby brain injury claims should be thrown out, court told
A mix of professional and amateur players claim that World Rugby, Welsh Rugby, the Rugby Football Union, the Rugby Football League, and the British Amateur Rugby League Association breached a duty of care to protect them from injury

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Aquatics Swimming - 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games: Day Four
Madeleine McCann’s younger brother to swim for Scotland at Commonwealth Games
McCann is eligible to represent Scotland through his father, Gerry, who was born in Glasgow.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Trump US Lebanon
US will destroy bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in strait – Trump
President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the US will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Spain Europe Wildfires
Firefighters in central Spain battle huge wildfire during heatwave
The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern Spain

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

France Louvre
Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after heist, but no jewels on display
Security at the Paris museum has been boosted with the addition of new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine overhauls military top brass for fight against Russia
Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country’s outgoing army chief and its defence minister threatened to derail its efforts

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

OpenAI logo displayed on a smartphone screen, With code background depicting artificial intelligence. Indonesia - May 27, 2025
OpenAI says its AI system acted on its own in ‘unprecedented’ hack of other firm
“We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Salman Rushdie Assault
Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author  Salman Rushdie
Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in the federal courthouse in Buffalo, New York

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

‘The explosion is what I remember’: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal
‘The explosion is what I remember’: Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal
Barely 100 hours have elapsed since Karović was discharged from hospital. The shock, he says, was overwhelming but the fact that he can tell the tale at all is nothing short of a miracle

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Tate Brothers
Lawyer for the Tate brothers insists Donald Trump’s help ‘not necessary’
With legal proceedings under way in Florida, Joe McBride told the Press Association “the process has got to play out”, and the current involvement of the president was “not necessary"

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Trump US Lebanon
US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran
The US military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early on Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2026

Cabinet meeting
Andy Burnham under pressure to explain how to pay for policy pledges
New prime minister implores cabinet to examine 'all possible ways' to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Yellowstone Bison Attack
Grandfather rammed by bison says hitting the ground was the worst part
A grandfather who was injured when he was rammed and thrown into the air by a bison has said hitting the ground was the worst part.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Social media app icons displayed on Apple iPhone
France becomes first EU country to approve blanket ban on social media for under-15s
Bill also bans the use of mobile phones in high schools as children's advocates and parents applaud vote

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz
US and Iran trade attacks, overshadowing efforts to keep diplomacy alive
A 10th straight day of attacks between the US and Iran across the Middle East have overshadowed diplomatic efforts to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that collapsed.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Anne Widdecombe death
Ann Widdecombe hit 21 times on the head with hammer, court hears
Joshua Kerry, 28, remanded in custody after being charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe, 78

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

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