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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 after Trump calls off attacks

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, authorities say

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 southern India

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, police say

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 near Moscow restaurant, authorities say

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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Three dead in Idaho shopping center shooting

Three people died after a gunman opened fire in a shopping area in ​Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, according to a city spokesman.

August 2, 2026 4:36 pm
 

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Thirteen die in tourist plane crash

A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over ​the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru’s government said.

August 2, 2026 2:41 pm
 

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Noted climber Nirmal Purja among 10 dead in avalanche

Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company ​said.

August 2, 2026 12:36 pm
 

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Bomb carried by woman kills three, injures 21

A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow, the authorities said.

August 2, 2026 10:27 am

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