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Diplomats are relucant to predict the outcome of the race because of the sway of the five permanent members of the Security Council

First 'straw poll'

Selection process for next UN chief begins

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

Driven by climate change

Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say

Ferry services between Romania and Bulgaria are temporarily suspended in two areas

River dropped to record low

Mammoth bones found on parched bed of Danube in Bulgaria

The US GDP figure was impacted by an increase in imports and a slowing in exports, the BEA said

World's largest economy

US economic growth slows in second quarter, missing expectations

The America PAC political committee launched by Elon Musk spent more than $260 million supporting Donald Trump's return to the White House

Election funding

Musk plans major Republican midterm spending push: report

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

Years of tension

Russia adds Telegram founder Durov to 'terrorist' blacklist

US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal own an estate in southeastern France

George and Amal Clooney flee French home due to wildfire

Two suspects held in killing of 29-year-old Trier student

The pine forest on Thursday in Lanton, southwest France

Latest developments

France firefighters hopeful, as Spain ends national emergency

The EU's statistics agency said the 21-country eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2026

Higher than predicted

Eurozone economy grows despite Middle East war

A person uses a parasol to protect themselves from the sun as they walk near Buckingham Palace in central London

Almost double 2025 total

May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govt

Rescue officials work at the site of a house, which was damaged in the July 28 earthquake, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture

Rescue efforts ongoing

Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat

At least 34 people died in the 7.1-magnitude quake that damaged a mall in Japan

Unharmed and safe

Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake

BMW, which also owns the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, has roughly 85,000 permanent employees in its home country

BMW profit down a third as carmaker plans job cuts

Energy majors have profited from their trades as oil and gas futures swung between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines

'Obscene numbers'

Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices

Stellantis is the world's fourth largest automaker

Following 2025 slump

Car maker Stellantis says back in profit in second quarter

Ajinkya Rahane's finest hour was leading India to a historic Test series win in Australia in 2021

India's history-making stand-in cricket captain Rahane retires

A student receives a mid-day meal at a government primary school in Kolkata on July 9, 2026

Vegetarian alternatives dropped

Eggs back in India school meals after outcry

Many elderly residents have taken shelter in school gyms and municipal offices

Hoarding supplies

Japanese survivors deal with second quake disaster in 10 years

Support for France

Luxembourg sends firefighting plane and crew to wildfire-hit Gironde

Boats stranded in shallow water in the tourist port in Corabia, southern Romania

Navigation problems

Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows

Matt Damon (L) and Anne Hathaway (R) star in 'The Odyssey' directed by Christopher Nolan

Legions of new fans

Nolan's 'Odyssey' boosts sales of mythology tales in UK

Morning Roundup

Schueberfouer preparations underway, Earth marks Overshoot Day, and strong wind warning from midday

Ukraine has heavily targeted the Black Sea territory

'Nothing scares us anymore'

Drones and blackouts inflict a tense summer on Russia-annexed Crimea

The boom results were posted despite South Korean stocks suffering a sharp sell-off on Wednesday as nervous traders unwound AI-driven bets

Frenzied demand

Samsung quarterly operating profit up 1,800% on AI boom

French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien arrives at the State Courts in Singapore on July 30, 2026

Public nuisance charge

French teen fined in Singapore 'straw licking' case

The Milky Way had a turbulent birth

Galactic archeology

Meet the astronomer digging into the Milky Way's 'fossils'

The head of the National Center for Digital Sexual Crime Response Kim Mi-Soon browses through their internal website in Seoul

'Digital sex crimes'

South Korea's women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn

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