Thousands of people evacuated in southwestern France due to a major wildfire ​were gradually allowed back home on Friday after authrities ‌said the fire, which has burned for more than a week, was contained.

At least 18 coal miners were killed after ​an explosion buried parts of a ‌mining complex in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the Balochistan government said.

Russia pounded Ukraine with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones in overnight attacks on Thursday that killed nine people, and President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy said delays in supplies of air defence missiles from allies were costing lives.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Thursday announced plans to reform ​the central bank’s charter, a move aimed at strengthening the institution’s independence and restricting its ability to finance government spending, which his administration blames for decades of high inflation.

The Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of ​Naoero, reverting to its traditional designation in a move it said was aimed at strengthening national identity and cultural heritage.

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.

President Donald Trump unveiled a $22 billion ​plan.

Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying ​on Wednesday more than 30 people had been killed around one town in clashes with security forces ahead of the second ‌round.

The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds ​for vaccines for the world’s poorest countries after Washington withheld the money ‌over unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Aurora’s 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.

Three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on the island of Crete and the mainland as wildfires spread across Europe on Wednesday after days of devastating fires in Spain and France.

Australia has taken part in the world’s largest naval training exercise with its Pacific neighbours, combining to curb the threat of further Chinese militarisation in the region.