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The fate of some 100 ex-guerrillas is uncertain as Colombia's left-wing government is replaced by a bellicose right-wing one

'Institutional suicide

Colombian ex-guerrillas fear for future under hardline president

Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves residents of a partially collapsed building exhausted

Protracted crisis

Cuba's famed resilience comes at a growing mental cost

A one-million-euro lottery ticket was found in the rubbish in Italy after the panicked winner asked binmen to help her retrieve it

'Miraculously still in one piece'

Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket

Most of those who entered Ceuta have now left

60,000 people fled

EU nations patch things up after Ceuta migration discord

Fuego erupted on Monday morning and by nightfall it intensified, with lava flows and huge plumes of gas and ash spewed into the air

Huge plumes of ash

Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts

Nearly 1,500 people have died in DR Congo from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there are vaccines or treatments

3,802 confirmed cases

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

Symbolbild: en däitsch Pompjee an engem Dekontaminatiounszelt no engem Asaz zu Potsdam am Joer 2017.

No risk to wider public

Police seal off flat in Sankt Ingbert over radioactive material

Gaza's civil defence agency says thousands of bodies are still trapped under the rubble in the territory

Thousands of bodies still trapped

Gazans hold mass funeral for those killed during war

Herve Renard returns as Ivory Coast coach, 11 years after leading them to the Africa Cup of Nations title

Replaces Emerse Fae

Renard returns as Ivory Coast coach

The wildfires have claimed the lives of five firefighters since last week

As fifth day ends

Greece gains ground against blaze near Athens

A Virgin Mary statue remains untouched in front of a burned out residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026.

Arson suspect arrested as US northwest battles wildfires

70,000 migrants recorded

Gloden defends Schengen, criticises calls for Spain’s suspension after Ceuta incident

Children cooling off in a fountain in Seoul on August 4. South Korea's heat record has been broken three times over the past week, with the latest all-time high set at 42.5C in the city of Yangsan

'The poor really suffer'

Heatwave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul

Mission complete

Luxembourg firefighters reflect on Gironde wildfire mission

Demanding reinforced border protection

EU states clash over response to Ceuta migrant crisis

Energy prices have been under pressure on concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will crimp economic growth

BP profit soars as Mideast war roils energy prices

China has drawn up new rules for the growing autonomous vehicle industry

Including mandatory deactivation override

China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles

The wildfires have claimed the lives of five firefighters since last week

Fighting for control

Firefighters hope to contain blaze on Athens outskirts

Ukraine has conducted long-range strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Russia and warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries

On industrial zone

Drone strike on Moscow region kills 5

22 country letter 'unfair'

Luc Frieden praises Spain's handling of migrant influx in Ceuta

Toyota says a lower yen is helping to boost profits

Japanese car giant

Weak yen helps auto giant Toyota raise forecasts

Police officers use umbrellas to shield from the sun on a street in Seoul as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea

Temperatures reaching 42.5°C

Heat kills 16 in South Korea this summer: interior ministry

Kate Griffiths, a chemical analyst at the Royal Mint, agitating an electronic component in chemicals to remove the gold

Britain's Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste

SpaceX must prove that it can turn its various promises into profits for investors, who are looking for signs that its AI, space and communications businesses will pay off.

Following record breaking IPO

Rockets, Starlink, AI: SpaceX faces its first Wall Street grilling

Cattenom nuclear plant operating with just one reactor due to cooling concerns

Morning Roundup

Wildfire hits southern Netherlands, Chamber of Employees confirms cyberattack, and energy subsidies take effect

Defending champion Ben Shelton hopes a strong run at the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal will be a springboard to US Open success

Defending champ Shelton finding tournament sweet spot in Montreal

An aerial photograph shows smoke rising above the De Rosmolen - Limburg nature reserve near Oostrum, in the Dutch municipality of Venray

In Limburg province

Forest fire spreads in Dutch nature reserve

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