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Trump says Iran faces 'decapitation' if it doesn't strike deal

U.S. President Donald Trump ​on Monday said Iran faced “decapitation” if it did not agree a pact to end the conflict between the two ​nations, saying Tehran had one ​last chance to strike a deal.

August 4, 2026 2:19 pm
 

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Denmark begins extended military conscription

Around 1,600 Danish military recruits on Monday began the country’s new extended conscription, embarking on an 11-month service period as Denmark accelerates its defence build-up driven by Arctic security pressures and the war in Ukraine.

August 4, 2026 12:41 pm
 

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Zelenskiy dismisses Ukraine's ambassador to US

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, ​in a decree published.

August 4, 2026 10:39 am
 

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Greek crews fight wildfire northwest of Athens

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire ​northwest of Athens for a fourth day after strong and erratic winds helped it devastate homes, pine forests and thousands of hectares of farmland, forcing evacuations by land and sea.

August 4, 2026 8:11 am
 

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WestJet flight attendants to end strike after reaching tentative wage deal

The union representing flight ‌attendants at Canada’s WestJet reached a tentative deal with the country’s second-largest carrier on Monday, ending a strike that had resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations and marking another win for cabin crew seeking better wage structures.

August 3, 2026 8:51 pm
 

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Iran says no talks are under way with United States

Iran said on Monday there were no talks under ​way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had ‌cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.

August 3, 2026 6:47 pm
 

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Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire

At least five people ​were killed and 41 were ‌still missing on Sunday after a ferry caught fire off ​Indonesia’s Madura island, the ​country’s search and rescue agency ⁠said in a statement.

August 3, 2026 5:09 pm
 

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Fourteen dead, thousands displaced as rains, floods strike

Heavy rains and floods battered parts of southern India over the ​weekend, killing at least 11 and ‌displacing thousands in the state of Kerala, and setting off a landslide that killed at least ​three in neighbouring Karnataka, authorities and news ​reports said.

August 3, 2026 4:36 pm
 

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Idaho mass shooter died from self-inflicted gunshot

The man who fatally shot three people and ​injured more than half a ‌dozen others this weekend in Twin Falls, Idaho, died from a ​self-inflicted gunshot wound, police ​said on Sunday.

August 3, 2026 3:27 pm
 

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Female bomber kills at least three, injures 21

A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed at least three people and injured 21 near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, authorities said, amid unconfirmed speculation on social media ​that the attack may have been linked to the war in Ukraine.

August 3, 2026 12:06 pm
 

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Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, French blaze changes course

Two firefighting helicopters collided in Greece while helping to control a huge wildfire on Sunday ​that has destroyed more than 100 homes northwest of Athens, while people fled another blaze on the tourist island of Kefalonia.

August 3, 2026 11:15 am
 

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Wildfires spread across Greece

Wildfires fanned by gale-force winds burned across multiple areas of Greece, ​forcing residents to flee as conditions worsened again in parts of Spain and France.

August 2, 2026 6:00 pm

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