Gironde megafire contained: Nearly 3,000 firefighters remain deployed
Meanwhile, France’s vast wildfire near Bordeaux remains contained. Most of the 200,000 people who were told to evacuate have now returned home, although parts of the fire are still burning. The blaze has scorched an area four times the size of Paris.…
US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen after it weakened to a fresh 40-year low. The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen…
Fast moving wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane
Fast-moving fires left a trail of destruction in the northwestern US city of Spokane on Sunday, with officials reporting hundreds of structures reduced to cinders. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into…
‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
At Hussain’s bedside is his friend Ali. He wipes his tears away with his shawl. «We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights,» he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs. «Instead, our brothers are being killed.…
Sudanese army drone strike kills 35 at Darfur court, rights group says
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said. The Emergency Lawyers, which has documented abuses by both the army and its rival paramilitaries throughout…
Trump says US backed Japanese Yen in rare currency intervention
President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that the United States had intervened to support the Japanese yen, calling the move a «signal of friendship» that would financially benefit the US and world economy. The Financial Times reported on Friday that…
Live: Trump says new talks with Iran to begin Monday after calling off strikes
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 03/08/2026 – 00:11Modified: 03/08/2026 – 00:51 President Donald Trump said the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on any new strikes on Iran as long as a deal was quickly reached © Aaron Schwartz,…
Ethiopians on death row in Saudi Arabia: Prisoners calling the BBC from their cells
There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia. Habtom, whose name – like the other prisoner featured in this article – has…
France steps up fire prevention
As France grapples with its worst wildfire season in decades, officials are looking for ways to stop fires before they even start. Catherine Viette has more. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths
Ukraine has said it carried out overnight strikes deep inside Russia, hitting a major oil refinery and an airfield that houses Russian strategic aviation. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Engels airfield and the refinery, both in the Saratov region…