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A firefighter examines the destroyed building of a medical facility hit by a missile strike in Dnipro in May 2023

'Healthcare should never be a target'

WHO decries lack of justice over 10,000 attacks on health care

This was the second time that such a drone had been shot down in Latvian airspace, the defence ministry said

Escalating concerns

NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has vowed a crackdown on 'uproductive' state-owned enterprises

Battling corruption

Indonesian leader vows to shut over 750 'unproductive' state-owned firms

Nigel Farage did not attend the announcement of the results in Clacton though other candidates, including Count Binface (C), did

'Limited consequence'

Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'

The Colosseum, built in the first century

Extended opening hours

Tourists beat the heat with 'magical' Colosseum night tours

The Almaraz plant contributes around seven percent of Spain's electricity production

Slated to close in 2028

Spain extends largest nuclear plant in policy U-turn

France has suffered a series of major fires this season

Amid new heatwave

Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires

Sau Paulo police say thieves overpowered a security guard at the library before grabbing the Matisse engravings and fleeing

Brazilian police recover Matisse works stolen in 2025

The charred remains of a tank from clashes between the Ethiopian military and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in March, as tensions build

Is a new conflict brewing in northern Ethiopia?

Cars pass a commuter on a flooded road near Chiba metro station on August 13

'Unprecedented'

Thousands stranded as 'unprecedented' rain kills at least five in Japan

Veteran politician Boris Nadezhdin fled Russia after he was summoned for questioning by investigators

'I stayed in Russia for as long as I could'

Exiled Putin critic says push for peace put him in danger

Magnitude 3.7 tremor

Earthquake shakes the Vosges, felt throughout region

Three firefighters were hospitalised fighting that blaze southwest of Birmingham

Amid drought conditions

UK firefighters 'under pressure' as multiple blazes rage

Lyme disease is the most common illness transmitted by ticks

World's most common tick-borne illness

EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies

Swaths of Colombia's coffee region and western coast sustained heavy damage in the quake

More than 200 dead

Colombia vows to find all missing quake victims as rescue hopes fade

Southwest France has been ravaged by forest fires

1,100 hectares burned

New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France

At a gleaming new factory in China's central hinterland, masked workers in white uniform season and sift through mounds of latiao

Junk food reputation

China's viral 'spicy strips' take a bite of global snack market

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won the by-election with 63 percent of the vote

As other parties shun contest

Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'

EU packaging waste reforms

New rules on packaging and waste to be introduced across Europe in coming years

Staff inspect backpacks due to new security measures as students arrive at Sawasdee Wittaya School in Bangkok on August 14

Schools should be safe places

Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting

US Ambassador to Japan George Glass said the United States remains unwavering in its support of its most important ally

'Unwavering in its support of [Japan]'

US backs Japan over Putin trip to disputed islands

Filipino children take part in a training session in Metro Manila

Rush of interest in the sport

'I want to be Eala': Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home

Numerous police and military vehicles from both countries traveled along the Rio Grande, a natural border closely monitored by the US

Many police and military vehicles involved

US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border

Muhammad Idrees (L) ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in Pakistan

Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat

Ben Shelton celebrates a game point in a victory over fellow American Brandon Nakashima to capture his second consecutive Masters 1000 Canada title

Second consecutive Masters 1000 trophy

Shelton does the double in Canada

Banned peptides are commonly promoted in gyms to bodybuilders

'Very real health risks'

New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimise' body

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are to be equipped with gloves that deliver low voltage electric shocks

'Distraction and de-escalation' devices

'Shock' gloves for US immigration agents fuel potential abuse fears

Coach Eddie Jones senses Japan are close to a first-ever victory over Australia

Confident his team can 'make new history'

Eddie Jones senses Japan's time has come against Australia

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