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Aug 02, 2026
Paris [France], August 2: France's largest wildfire of the season, near the Atlantic coast city of Bordeaux, is under control and no longer spreading, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Saturday, while warning that active hotspots remained.
Remains of 14 Afghan migrants recovered in western Afghanistan, says official
Athens region on highest wildfire alert as several blazes continue to spread
UN chief warns of hot autumn as strong El Niño develops
Approval for China's mega London embassy lawful: Court
Algerian bus plunges into ravine killing at least 27 people, injuring 39 others
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Two ex-Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 2: A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former police chief and a former Defence Ministry official to death after finding...
11 wounded by Colombia car bomb days before new president takes office
Cucuta [Colombia], August 2: At least 11 people have been wounded in a Colombian car bombing, days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is...
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout
Aug 01, 2026
New York [US], August 1: The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to...
Fiji has joined Australia in the world's largest Naval training exercise with Pacific neighbours
Sydney [Australia], August 1: Australia has taken part in the world's largest naval training exercise with its Pacific neighbours, combining to curb the...
Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency
New York [US], August 1: Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child...
Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort
New York [US], August 1: The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for vaccines for...
Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush
Madrid [Spain], August 1: Spain said on Friday it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with most...
Pakistan-administered Kashmir vote marred by deadly clashes
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1: Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying on Wednesday more...
Trump unveils $22 billion plan to remake Washington Dulles airport
New York [US], August 1: President Donald Trump unveiled a $22 billion plan.
Most Australian teens still on social media
Sydney [Australia], August 1: More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country's internet regulator has found.
Tiny Pacific island nation Nauru reclaims traditional name 'Naoero'
Argentina's Milei unveils bill to shield central bank
Russia pounds Ukraine in new air attack, killing 9
Blast at Pakistan coal mine complex kills at least 18
People allowed back home in southwestern France
Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage
Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Nahyan bin Mubarak attend Moroccan embassy's reception on Throne Day
Jul 31, 2026
UAE strongly condemns renewed Iranian hostile attacks on Kuwait, Jordan
Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns attack targeting two vessels at Damietta Port
Egyptian Information Minister: Damietta Port incident will not pass unanswered
