Firefighters battle deadly wildfire in Spain
Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires that erupted earlier this week and...
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Typhoon weakens to tropical storm in China
Tropical Storm Bavi has slammed into eastern China and, despite weakening from a typhoon, has brought heavy rain and violent winds after authorities evacuated nearly...
1m evacuated in China
China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummeling Japan’s southern Sakishima...
Iran FM to visit Oman for talks on Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Oman on Saturday for talks on the Strait of Hormuz, state media said. The visit “will be...
15 killed as tourist speedboat capsizes in Vietnam
Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports. Local...
Trump warns Iran against targeting him
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to “decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” if he faces any assassination attempt, as the country’s Supreme...
Iran supreme leader vows revenge
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the demand of the nation” and “must certainly”...
Myanmar hit with deadly floods
Rescuers in Myanmar warned of rising water levels on Saturday as deadly floods swept across the country’s western Rakhine and Chin states. At least three...
Japan successfully launches reusable rocket
Japan’s space agency said Saturday its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first liftoff and landing test, marking a step forward in the cost-cutting technology...
Eiffel Tower to close early as heatwave
The operator of the Eiffel Tower said the latticed-steel Paris monument would “exceptionally close” early over the weekend at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), as France...
Over 4,000 deaths in Venezuela quake
The death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government said Friday. At least 4,118 people were killed and 16,740 injured in...
Russian missile strikes wound 11 in Kyiv: Zelensky
Ukraine said Russian strikes on Kyiv wounded 11 people on Saturday, with missiles hitting the city even before air raid alerts sounded. AFP journalists in...