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Guatemala's Fuego volcano is the most active in Central America

After evacuation-forcing eruption

Guatemalan volcano eruption ends, locals return home

Shares of SpaceX plunged after it reported earnings on worries about huge capital spending on artificial intelligence

Strong earnings

Dow edges to record as markets parse prospects for Hormuz deal

A hygiene worker helps a doctor put on personal protective equipment before entering an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, northeastern DRC

3,874 confirmed cases

WHO chief urges stronger Ebola response in DR Congo visit

AFP journalist Christina Assi had her right leg amputated after being hit by an Israeli tank shell while covering cross border clashes in southern Lebanon in October 2023

AFP journalist to be honored at International Press Freedom Awards

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment of several top leaders of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation cartel

US indicts leaders of Mexico's CJNG cartel, ups reward money

Relations between Brasilia and Washington have blown hot and cold for months as Lula and his ideological opposite, Donald Trump, have clashed over tariffs, free speech and Brazil's judiciary

'We cannot accept interference'

Brazil hits new diplomatic lows with US and Argentina

Kyiv has faced intensifying Russian strikes

Strikes continue

Russian barrage on Kyiv kills 17 as Ukraine calls for more interceptors

Strong demand at Disney amusement parks such as Disneyland in Anaheim, California boosted results in the third quarter

Above expectations

Disney profits top estimates on strength in theme park business

LIV Golf chief executive officer Scott O'Neil says a deal with a lead investor has been made to secure funding for the series beyond 2026

After Saudi exit

LIV Golf CEO says funding secured to play beyond 2026

New Zealand lock Patrick Tuipulotu (L) celebrates his try against Ireland in a 2026 Nations Championship match during July

Eight-match series

Tuipulotu to lead New Zealand in South African tour opener

The four people stabbed in the attack are not said to be in any danger

'Mental health related incident'

Woman arrested after four men stabbed in central London

Workers at Starbucks Korea have formed a labour union, the company confirmed on Sunday

Ongoing investigation

South Korea police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' fiasco

A woman holds a drink on the street of Eisenstadt, Austria during an August heatwave

Austria, Slovakia hit new temperature records

A member of the Israeli security forces aims his weapon while patrolling along a street during a military raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Residents fear settlement expansion

Israeli forces raid Palestinian refugee camp near Jerusalem

Mountain lions have the widest geographic range of any native mammal in the Americas apart from humans, stretching from western Canada to Argentina

Limited activity

Where mountain lions roam, fewer deer in the headlights

Fotoen aus der Demokratescher Republik Kongo

Doctors Without Borders

Equipping health workers key to stopping DRC Ebola outbreak

US State Department raises travel warning level for Belgium

Residents wade through a flooded street following heavy monsoon rains in Guwahati on August 4, 2026

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials

Mourners in Kathmandu lit candles before the portraits of mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his companions, who were killed in an avalanche in Pakistan

'Three climbers remain missing'

Pakistan team reaches base camp with body of renowned climber killed in avalanche

Security incidents in Leipzig

Aircraft collides with unknown object, drone with explosives found at airport

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the Moon, in a collision that will leave behind a crater on the lunar surface

Causing lunar crater

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon

Cathay Pacific reported net profit of HK$6.2 billion ($795 million) in the first six months of the year, while revenue increased 25.3 percent on-year to HK$68 billion

Cathay Pacific's profit soars 71% despite Iran war driving up fuel costs

Kim Yo Jong was in her brother's entourage during his historic Beijing visit to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

Moving away from pacifism

North Korea warns of 'military options' over Japan rearmament

Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise

'Whole-of-society defence'

Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

Migrants off the coast of France in March 2026

'We ate, waited'

'Lost': Migrants despair after Britain expels them back to France

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued its first 'severe heatwave warning' for Seoul, with more roasting temperatures expected

Sweltering heat

South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwave

A semiconductor wafer sample is displayed during an exhibition in Taipei

Fierce competition

Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching

Morning Roundup

Firefighters return from Gironde, EU ministers move to unite after Ceuta row, and FIFA crisis meeting

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