The EU has deployed assistance to both France and Spain under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as ongoing wildfires have triggered one of the biggest evacuation operations in Europe, displacing more than 300,000 people in France and Spain. In France, the EU has deployed seven
From a small lender mainly servicing tea farmers in 1984, the Family Bank grew into a thriving commercial bank in 2007 and was listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in June. One month later, the stock reflects a 35% paper gain as Muya looks to expand beyond Kenya’s borders.
It was a rare sight of an Emirates Airbus A380 - the world’s largest passenger airliner - at Hangzhou. But the situation soon became chaotic as 373 passengers were left stranded on board amid a logistical nightmare.
The film is set to earn more than $35 million on its first day in China, with local analysts projecting a full-run total as massive as $250 million.
The court ruled that the manager's comment constituted workplace sexual harassment.
By Richard Cowan, Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to U.S. Republicans are eroding
By David Lewis, Reade Levinson and Alexander Dziadosz LONDON/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - United Nations experts have found that Boeing 727s linked by Reuters to a U.S. military contractor's business network transported mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support
While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far?
In the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU, together with Ukraine and Moldova launched the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes in May 2022, establishing new transport routes to keep Ukraine’s imports and exports flowing via rail, road and inland waterways. Today,
The singer cut her Denver show after just three songs
The new initiative is the second time Infantino has attempted to privatise football assets, with the first being in 2018 where the FIFA chief proposed a multi-billion dollar project to create more global competitions, funded by private investors.
Low-income households will benefit from blackberries being collected, a community group says.
The sanctuary in Devon sees money problems because of "astronomical" bills because of hot weather.
Fires like those burning for a week in France and Spain are so intense that they hamper, and at times rule out, direct firefighting. This new pattern, driven by climate change, demands a specific response.
International leaders have issued warnings the RSF may be preparing to attack the city, raising fears of further atrocities being committed.
Five properties feature in La Liste’s Discovery Gem Hotel Awards for 2026 – including two in Europe.
Industrial chicken farms are boosting the spread of gastroenteritis-causing bacteria, as the global chicken population has surged to roughly 31 billion birds, new research shows.
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Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships
EU countries have extended temporary rules allowing platforms to detect child sexual abuse material online voluntarily until 2028. Lawmakers' biggest battle is the permanent "chat control" law that could decide the future of private messaging in Europe. Watch the video.
Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes.
Veteran politician Nevers Mumba has teamed up with President Hakainde Hichilema ahead of the 13 August elections, but hasn’t abandoned his ambition to become president one day, he tells The Africa Report in an exclusive interview.
In an era in which digital platforms have accelerated the circulation of news, generative artificial intelligence has transformed content production, and public trust in traditional media has steadily declined, information security can no longer be regarded solely as a
In the early hours of August 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into the Moon at around 8,700 kilometers per hour. Launched in January 2025, the rocket sent two commercial lunar landers toward Earth’s nearest neighbor. With its work done, the rocket
The Kospi index slid as much as 8.2 per cent, taking its two-day decline to more than 18 per cent.
US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities. The combined air operation came as President Donald Trump met with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin
Bassist Jeff Ament's Since Forever captures the iconic band in rare moments throughout the decades
The US military warned Iran to halt its attacks carried out directly or via its regional proxies against Washington’s assets in the Gulf or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure to “avoid further military response”.
He entered the house with an accomplice before a struggle with the house's caretaker.
The US military’s fighter fleet is projected to become stealthier but less available, widening the gap between technological sophistication and the combat mass needed for a prolonged war. This month, the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that a
The new DUV machines are planned for delivery in 2026 to major Chinese chipmakers.
In the 1998 film, the actress played Sandra Bullock's character's eldest daughter.
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests Organic eggs are twice as bad for the climate as eggs from chickens living in cages, research suggests. According to the study, switching the UK’s
An app allows people to exchange knowledge and skills without money, amid inflation and rising living costs that are driving new forms of collaborative economy.
Lana Condor and Kathryn Newton star as codependent best friends whose Thailand vacation takes a deadly turn.
Traditionally, public health programs have relied on chemicals for mosquito management, which may be why combating mosquitoes is becoming more difficult. Over time, insecticides trigger biochemical and genetic variations that confer a survival advantage on certain mosquito
Remembering the past can help living organisms make better decisions, but memory comes at a cost. Whether it is an animal searching for food or a single cell responding to its surroundings, storing and using information requires energy and resources. So, when is memory worth
Wilde will follow up 'The Invite' with the holiday comedy, which she said is "a passion project and I fought and fought and fought to get this made."
Vietnamese banks started deleting more than 86 million bank accounts last September. Of the roughly 200 million accounts on the country’s books, only 113 million personal accounts and some 711,000 organizational ones survived the biometric verification requirements introduced
By Timour Azhari, Parisa Hafezi and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were positive. Here are details and quotes: • Netanyahu and Zelenskiy were in
By John Irish and Jonathan Saul July 29 (Reuters) - Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with
On July 23, R/V Kronprins Haakon cast off from the coal quay in Longyearbyen. Around 30 researchers and 20 crew members will spend the next 50 days sailing toward the North Pole as part of the Polhavet 2050 research program.
When Israel goes to the polls this year, voters will weigh in on conscription, the economy and how the state should investigate its inability to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. AFP looks at the key issues shaping the campaign as Israel gears up for elections on October
Here are some of the major quakes that have hit Japan in the last 15 years
WASHINGTON, July 28 - The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI buildout from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.
Dozens more remain trapped underneath the rubble as authorities race against the clock to save as many people as possible during the critical 72 hour rescue period. The tremor is the most powerful to hit the region in 10 years since a 7.0 magnitude quake recorded in 2016.
Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal
Mohamad Hasan's comments came a day after authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had gathered outside the agency's premises in Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance after being evicted from their homes in Penang state.
