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Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce in effect since October

Ceasefire in name only

Israel army hit Gaza mosque, says used for Hamas 'weapons storage'

Spain and France have been gripped by fires for days

Amid new heatwave

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Swiss banking giant UBS reported Wednesday that net profit rose 17 percent to $2.8 billion in the second quarter

Swiss banking giant

UBS second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

The photo became an 'allegory' and an uncomfortable portrait of a generation, according to French media

'Symbolic of the era'

How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

England is experiencing what is likely to be the driest July on record

Fourth heatwave of the year

More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the buffer zone between the divided Turkish and Greek dominated territories on Cyprus

Dependent on confidence-building measures

UN chief to convene new talks on divided Cyprus

The fires in Spain burned more than 77,000 hectares, including in Avila region which is now the worst wildfire in the country's modern history

Spain's three worst wildfires since 1961 happened in last two years

Jose Fernandez surveyed the damage in his burnt-out home in Pelayos de la Presa

Mountains of ash

'No home': Spanish pensioner returns to charred ruins after wildfire

Nepal's tiger population has risen roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said, a conservation milestone despite challenges from human-wildlife conflict.

Conservation milestone

Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: survey

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to his outgoing chief of staff, Thorsten Frei, who is set to take over as their conservative party's parliamentary leader

Internal conflict

Germany's Merz under fire over chaotic reshuffle

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacts during a bilateral meeting with US President as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026

India's youth protests puncture Modi's aura of invincibility

Russia has put Telegram founder Pavel Durov on its wanted list, accusing him of 'complicity in terrorism'

'Complicity in terrorism'

Russia seeks arrest of Telegram chief Durov

National security police raided Hong Kong bookshops Have A Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store

'Items with seditious intent'

Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid

(FILES) Bangladesh's then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024.

'I may be killed'

Bangladesh ex-premier Hasina vows to return despite fearing for life

Temwa Chawinga scored twice for Malawi in a stunning WAFCON victory over Nigeria.

Chawinga sisters sparkle as Malawi stun WAFCON holders Nigeria

A man lies on a pavement in a London street, just days after new Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to end rough sleeping

'Route out of homelessness'

On London streets, homeless wary at PM's vow to end rough sleeping

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing performance "abysmal"

'Outstanding in every way'

Senate confirms Clayton as Trump intelligence chief

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington, DC, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Looking for 'dignified peace'

Zelensky hails 'good' Trump talks on Patriot air defenses

Retaliatory strikes by US and Saudi fighter planes hit logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq belonging to "Iran-aligned terrorists", the US military says

Logistics and weapons sites

US, Saudi forces strike Iran-backed groups in Iraq

Japan's subtropical Okinawa region boasts some of the world's most biodiverse hubs of normally multicoloured coral

Ecological bootcamps

Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'

Hardik Singh (left) trains with the India squad in Bengaluru. "Every nation has a time and I believe India has arrived," says the 27-year-old

Aiming for former glory

Indian hockey back on 'road to gold' after years in the wilderness

The French fleet only has 12 water bombing aircraft and the soonest it can get more is 2028

Nine-year production gap

France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow

The Airbus A350-1000ULR flew direct from Melbourne, Australia to Tolouse, France in a 24-hour test flight

23 thousand kilometers

Airbus completes record 24-hour flight with plane to be used by Qantas

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's charm offensive included pitching senators and a White House meeting with President Donald Trump

Amid Zelensky visit

Senate advances sweeping Russia sanctions bill

Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme won the men's 100m final at the Commonwealth Games

Persistent downpours

Eseme, Hobbs shine in Glasgow rain to win 100m Commonwealth gold

Humanoid robots, such as those produced by China's Booster Robotics, were banned from being imported to the United States after a White House task force concluded they posed security risks

'Cybersecurity risk'

US government bans humanoid robots manufactured abroad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump about the ongoing war against Iran

Amid signs of strain

Netanyahu holds first White House talks with Trump since Iran war began

At least two people have died in a mall badly damaged by an earthquake in southwestern Japan

Two dead in shopping mall hit by Japan quake

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