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Blaze ‘out of control’ as more people flee Spain’s La Palma
At least 4,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on the Spanish Canary Island of…
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UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know
A UN-led operation years in the making to prevent a large-scale oil spill from occurring off Yemen’s Red Sea coast…
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Living in ‘an oven’: Heatwave grips displacement camps in Syria
Under a scorching sun, Hamida Dandoush sprinkles water on her tent in an attempt to cool it down, hoping to…
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Japan, S Korea, US hold joint drills after N Korea’s ICBM launch
Japan, South Korea and the United States have held a joint naval missile defence exercise to counter North Korea’s “nuclear…
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Russia says it foiled assassination attempts on top media figures
A Moscow court has issued criminal charges against seven people in connection with a plot “motivated by national hatred” to…
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Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya
Production at Libya’s Sharara and al-Fil oilfields has resumed after being shut down as part of a protest against the…
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Extreme heat sweeps the world from Europe to the US and Japan
Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures,…
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Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month
Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, according to news agencies…
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Protests swell in Israel as Netanyahu advances judicial plan
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in the streets of Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, promising “days of…
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Seven dead in S Korea as flash floods trap 15 vehicles in tunnel
Rescue workers in South Korea have recovered seven bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel, according to…
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