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Search operations are ongoing in Venezuela's La Guaira state, where hundreds of buildings collapsed in an instant following powerful twin quakes

Thousands unaccounted for

Venezuela unable to tally missing from cataclysmic quakes

Migrants camped on Ceuta's Trampolin beach - pictured here on August 1, 2026

Struggling to find shelter

Migrant children risk abuse on streets of Ceuta, aid groups warn

UEFA has not let up in its criticism of Infantino

'Conditions have not been met'

UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment

The partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine in Duisburg, western Germany on August 3, 2026, 2026, following exceptionally hot weather

Industry at risk

Low water on Germany's Rhine river threatens new blow to economy

Diomande spent one season in the German top flight with Leipzig following a switch from Spanish side Leganes in 2025

Reported club record of 140 million euros

Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande

EasyJet confirmed a £5.7-billion (7.7-billion USD) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo set to complete in first quarter 2027

By private equity firm

Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

Rheinmetall is one of the major beneficiaries of a European military buildup driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and doubts about long-term US security commitments

Rheinmetall sales keep surging despite cancelled naval frigate project

An unprecedented 72,000 people poured into Ceuta from Morocco from July 30, mostly by swimming

Orchestrated campaign?

How online disinformation fuelled Ceuta migrant surge

Crocodiles and hippos are moving closer to homes as lake water expands in Kenya's Rift Valley

Endangering locals

Rising Kenyan lakes push crocodiles closer to homes

The Ebola outbreak has affected five provinces in DR Congo and crossed the border into Uganda, but so far spared Kinshasa

Avoided outbreak so far

Suspected Ebola death on boat heading for DR Congo capital

Aleksander Ceferin's UEFA has expressed its lack of support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Choosing his battles

UEFA chief Ceferin: 'Underdog' leader taking fight to FIFA's Infantino

Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah arrives at Istanbul Ataturk Airport to complete his transfer to Turkish club Trabzonspor

Former Liverpool star

Salah completes move to Turkey's Trabzonspor

Friday's fire in France's southeast spread 'faster than a galloping horse', a local prefect said

Harvests potentially affected

French winemakers dread 'smoky taste' after wildfires

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

Consolidation moves forward

UK clears Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (R) met with Thailand's prime minister (L) in Bangkok, his first visit to the neighbouring nation as civilian leader.

Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar ex-junta chief on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an 'irreversible' nuclear state

Regional tension

North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea military

Effects of atomic bombs dropped on Japan still felt today

Burmese refugees have newfound job security after Thailand began permitting those living in camps to work legally and granting them non-citizen identity cards

While living in camps

'Don't have to hide': Thai IDs, legal work give hope to Myanmar refugees

Lock Miles Amatosero will make his first Wallabies start against Japan

New Australia coach Kiss gives Japan starts to Ross, Amatosero

Düsseldorf airport

68-year-old caught smuggling cocaine hidden inside lollipops

Mark Parton -- who leads the opposition Liberal Party in the Australian Capital Territory -- forced to admit he texted "my job is boring" and an expletive to a contact during a meeting

Australia politician admits texting 'my job is boring' during meeting

Rising prices are forcing Romanians to make difficult decisions about what to cut

Three times higher than average

'Stretch our money': Romanians face highest EU inflation

Morning Roundup

Petrol prices fall sharply, Luxembourg preps a crisis guide, and Infantino keeps his job at FIFA

Israeli soldiers stand on the roof of a residential building in the Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Charkiyah

Following new strikes

Israel reports troop deaths as Lebanon talks underway in Rome

A person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website

As risks persist

Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US

Second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated Daria Kasatkina of Australia to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 hardcourt tournament in Toronto

Seeds Rybakina, Pegula, Gauff reach third round at WTA Toronto

Journalists and TV channels have been targeted by India's youth protesters, who say new outlets are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration

India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media

Fomer South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo was grilled by lawmakers recently

'Search and seizure operations'

Police raid South Korea FA in probe into World Cup coach appointment

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