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Guatemala issues 'danger' alert after Fuego volcano erupts 04 Aug 2026 - 10:45 am
The Fuego volcano erupts 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)
Britain's Royal Mint strikes gold in electronic waste 04 Aug 2026 - 10:34 am
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Heat kills 16 in South Korea this summer: interior ministry 04 Aug 2026 - 08:05 am
Pedestrians walk along a mist-spraying zone to cool off on a street in Seoul on August 3, 2026, as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Ongoing wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes in US county of Spokane 03 Aug 2026 - 10:38 pm
Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out residential homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP)
Scottish island bird hunt banned after almost 500 years 03 Aug 2026 - 08:53 pm
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Pakistani security forces announce killing of several militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 03 Aug 2026 - 07:57 pm
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3 missing after car plunges into river in central Nepal 03 Aug 2026 - 06:57 pm
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Ukrainian firefighters join battle against France fire in first 03 Aug 2026 - 06:55 pm
This picture shows burnt houses in Le Porge, southwestern France, on August 3, 2026, after authorities allowed residents to return to their homes. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
Oman grants 14-day visa-free entry to citizens of over 100 countries 03 Aug 2026 - 06:38 pm
A photo of a beach, sea, and mountains in Oman
Hungary fends off heatwave-induced nuclear shutdown 03 Aug 2026 - 06:32 pm
Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar informs the press with the Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament at the presidential palace in Budapest, on August 3, 2026 on the government's handling of the heat wave and the energy crisis. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
Sri Lanka orders precautionary measures amid adverse weather 03 Aug 2026 - 05:57 pm
General view of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP. Representational photo.
Muscat Stock Exchange closes higher 03 Aug 2026 - 05:30 pm
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EU chief urges 'united action' on borders after Ceuta migrant rush 03 Aug 2026 - 05:22 pm
This handout satellite photograph, taken on August 2, 2026, and released by Planet Labs PBC, shows the waterline marking the Spain-Morocco maritime border off Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Photo by Handout / 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP
Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: aid groups 03 Aug 2026 - 03:56 pm
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Heavily-pregnant woman dies after Turkiye balcony fall, husband held 03 Aug 2026 - 03:38 pm
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Water bombers take to skies as Greece battles wildfires 03 Aug 2026 - 02:31 pm
Volunteers and firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in the Veniza area, west of Athens, in the Viotia region, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Aris Oikonomou / AFP
Seoul issues first 'severe heatwave warning' under new system 03 Aug 2026 - 01:15 pm
People cool off below sunshades over the Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Training the UK 'surgeons of the future' using robots 03 Aug 2026 - 12:48 pm
This photo taken on July 3, 2026 shows surgeons and nurses using the new Da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical system while performing surgery, at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. (Photo by Carlos Jasso / AFP)