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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

Deer run away from a wildfire in the Avila province, Spain, on July 27, 2026

Situation in France stable, 'positive night' in Spain

Fires in Europe: latest developments

The UNHCR's funding and workforce have been slashed

Fellow human beings'

UN sounds alarm on politicisation of refugees and asylum

South Korea's Kospi stocks index plunged almost 11 percent after a report of a breakthrough in China's chip industry compounded worries about the longevity of the AI boom

Taking a battering

Mixed day for global stocks but oil prices fall along with chip shares

Conditions are set to worsen this week across western Europe as France and Spain battle wildfires

Following flare-ups overnight

Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading

Peru's conservative President Keiko Fujimori will govern until 2031

Keiko Fujimori becomes Peru's ninth president in a decade

Protesters burst onto the stage at the opening of the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro

Amid game-changing breakthroughs

AIDS activists slam 'pharma greed' over breakthrough drug

A photograph taken from Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, where the Lebanese army recently deployed, shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli-controlled explosion in the nearby village of al-Qantara

Occupied by Israel

In devastated south Lebanon village, residents count on army deployment

Nine years after the last peace talks collapsed, UN chief Antonio Guterres is in the divided island of Cyprus for talks with both sides

'Constructive meetings'

UN chief meets rival Cyprus leaders, mulls prospects for talks

Peru’s conservative President Keiko Fujimori will govern until 2031

Conservative 51-year-old

Keiko Fujimori sworn in as president of Peru

A Boeing 737 MAX 10 fuselage is pictured during the opening ceremony for the company's new North Line assembly line, which will produce 737 MAX aircraft, at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington

Bigger-than-expected

Boeing reports loss on Air Force One but sees progress in turnaround

Illegal mining in Suriname is gravely damaging ecosystems on the border with French Guiana

Smashing mercury and arsenic limits

France pressures Suriname as illegal mining plagues border

Someone had placed a white sheet bearing the words 'thank you' on garden wall

Fire controlled, heatwave worries

'Not out of danger': Residents return to scorched French village

En Dënschdeg goufen eng 4.000 Touristen aus Lacanau evakuéiert.

Luxembourg seasonal worker experiences wildfire threats at French campsite

The meeting will be Fed chair Kevin Warsh's second in charge, and he will address a press conference after the decision is announced on Wednesday

Amid Iran concerns

US Fed begins meeting with markets expecting steady interest rates

Competitor to Starlink

Amazon plans satellite network for direct smartphone connections

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally is on her first trip to Africa as leader of the world's Anglicans

Reparations for slavery

Anglican Church leader visits slave trade project on Africa tour

Roman Valerio Tuveri is waging a one-man campaign to get rid of Rome's ubiquitous graffiti.

Cleaning the city

In Rome, one man's crusade against graffiti

This photograph shows the French police seals affixed to the door of an appartment in Orange, southern France, on 28 July 2026, after the bodies of five deceased infants were discovered.

Gruesome discovery

France police find five dead babies in a home

German carmakers have scrambled to reduce overheads as Chinese competitors have eaten up market share in their domestic market

Industry in crisis

Mercedes CEO urges German 'productivity offensive' as China woes hit profit

'The Odyssey' is the latest blockbuster from Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan

Summer blockbuster

Praise the Gods! Greek PM thanks Nolan for the 'The Odyssey' spotlight

Internet fraud factories have flourished in war-torn Myanmar, targeting web users worldwide

Military-backed parliament

Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences

Prosecutors in Taiwan have detained an Nvidia employee as part of an investigation into the smuggling of the US tech giant's AI chips to China, a source familiar with the case told AFP

'Strong suspicions'

Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe: source familiar with case

Shares in technology firms including Samsung Electronics have taken a fall

From competition to chipmaking

Why are tech stocks tanking?

From August 2, companies must make sure their AI systems like chatbots make it clear to users they are AI, or when an image or text has been created using AI

Phased introduction

Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Sunday

The blaze has since Wednesday last week ravaged 42,000 hectares of pine forest -- an area larger than Detroit

Fears of new escalation

France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave

People prepare for a wedding photo shoot near Tokyo station during evening hour in Tokyo on May 23, 2021

Government-launched app

'Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed

Crowds in Auckland give British Open champion Ryan Fox a hero's welcome home

Following maiden major

Open champion Fox welcomed home by thousands after 'whirlwind few days'

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