A fire raging in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has prompted evacuations of some residential areas and disrupted train and highway traffic. It is among several wildfires raging in western European countries as the region bakes under its third red-alert heat wave this year. The Fontainebleau forest fire is unusual for its proximity to […]
Continue ReadingAt least 27 people have died and dozens more were injured after a huge fire tore through a beer hall in Bangkok before firefighters brought the blaze under control. Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the Na Ladprao beer hall in […]
Continue ReadingThe US military said on Monday it ended its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran, insisting that Tehran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The US military’s Central Command said in a statement that it hit air defence systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small boats. Central Command said it used fighter […]
Continue ReadingTyphoon Bavi has made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. The typhoon is expected to gradually weaken, state media reported. Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan’s southern islands and Taiwan. It was the second typhoon in a week to impact China in just over a week. The first, Maysak, made landfall […]
Continue ReadingRussian attacks on Ukraine have killed six people – including a child – and injured 29 others, officials said, as Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s General Staff said 21 tankers used to transport oil and petroleum products were damaged overnight, in addition […]
Continue ReadingOne runner was gored in the face and many were lucky to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday. The six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowds of thrill-seekers who packed the narrow street course in Pamplona. The huge animals knocked people to the cobblestones, […]
Continue ReadingA passenger on board a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was being treated in hospital after reportedly being partially sucked out of a window that broke mid-flight. A Greek hospital official said the 61-year-old passenger was treated for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns. Ryanair said the Friday morning flight from the northern […]
Continue ReadingBarbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described as “asinine” a suggestion by former UK home secretary Suella Braverman that Britain’s former colonies should repay it for its historic investment in them. “I cannot believe we are being asked to respond to the suggestion that the descendants of the enslaved should pay for the machinery that […]
Continue ReadingPolice are investigating the death of former British MP and minister Ann Widdecombe. The former Conservative Party prisons minister, who was 78, later became a Brexit Party MEP and subsequently a Reform UK spokeswoman. She also found fame outside politics after starring in Strictly Come Dancing. Devon and Cornwall Police are expected to issue an […]
Continue ReadingRyanair said one of its planes was forced into an emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport in Greece shortly after takeoff on Friday after a window was “dislodged”, with two industry sources saying a passenger was partially sucked out of it. The airline said one person received medical assistance, but did not elaborate on the cause. […]
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