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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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Landslide death toll rises in China's Gansu Province

Flash floods in Gansu Province in China’s northwest last week killed 25 people and injured 23 more, the official Xinhua news agency reported, ​raising earlier death tolls.

August 2, 2026 8:21 am
 

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India's Modi says punishing student protesters will not resolve situation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to forgive students who hurled expletives at him during protests last month.

August 1, 2026 7:41 pm
 

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Three bodies recovered after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani mountain

Pakistani search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of three of a group of at least 10 mountaineers who ‌were caught in an avalanche on Broad Peak a day earlier, Pakistani officials said.

August 1, 2026 5:08 pm
 

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Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush

Spain said on Friday it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed the border by land and sea ​already heading back voluntarily.

August 1, 2026 1:40 pm
 

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Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, ​causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and damaging ‌some buildings, authorities said.

August 1, 2026 12:43 pm
 

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Most Australian teens still on social media three months after under-16 ban began, study finds

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.

August 1, 2026 10:00 am
 

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Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in

Israeli forces shot and wounded at least one Palestinian, ‌arrested at least three, and closed entrances to the village of Tal in the occupied West Bank on Friday as more than 100 Israeli settlers marched towards the village, residents said.

August 1, 2026 8:51 am

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