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France Stages Its Biggest Peacetime Evacuation Since WWII as Wildfires Empty the Atlantic Coast
France Stages Its Biggest Peacetime Evacuation Since WWII as Wildfires Empty the Atlantic Coast Wildfires raging across southwestern France and Spain have forced more than 325,000 people from their homes, with French authorities ordering roughly 4,000 additional evacuations on Tuesday from Atlantic coast tourist areas as returning heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a massive…
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Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rips Through Kyushu, Trapping Shoppers as a Mall Floor Caves In
Magnitude 7.1 Quake Rips Through Kyushu, Trapping Shoppers as a Mall Floor Caves In A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday afternoon local time, registering a maximum shindo 7 — the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale — and setting off a series of strong aftershocks. The quake…
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Gunmen Slaughter 30 in Nigerian Village as Government Response Comes Under Fire
Gunmen Slaughter 30 in Nigerian Village as Government Response Comes Under Fire Armed attackers stormed Naridon village in Kaduna State’s Kaura local government area close to midnight on Sunday, July 26, opening fire on residents and setting homes ablaze. At least 30 people were killed, including eight children, with one family losing six children in…
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Wildfires Torch Southern Europe, Force More Than 300,000 to Flee
Wildfires Torch Southern Europe, Force More Than 300,000 to Flee Wildfires raging across France and Spain have displaced more than 300,000 people as of Monday, July 27, ahead of a fourth heat wave expected to hit the region this week with no rain in sight. In France, authorities evacuated roughly 79,000 people and ordered another…
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US and Iran Pause Their War, But No One Agrees the Peace Is Real
US and Iran Pause Their War, But No One Agrees the Peace Is Real The United States and Iran paused strikes for a third consecutive day on Monday, July 27, following nearly two weeks of nightly attacks that had escalated into a deadly new phase of their conflict. President Donald Trump said he halted the…
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Bordeaux Under Fire: 20,000 Evacuated as Wildfire Rips Through French Coastal Getaway
Bordeaux Under Fire: 20,000 Evacuated as Wildfire Rips Through French Coastal Getaway French authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 20,000 residents and holidaymakers from towns, resorts and campsites along the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux on Thursday, as a wildfire near the tourist town of Lège-Cap Ferret spread to more than 8,700 hectares (21,500…
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Trump Slaps New Tariffs on 60 Countries — Allies Call the “Forced Labor” Excuse a Sham
Trump Slaps New Tariffs on 60 Countries — Allies Call the “Forced Labor” Excuse a Sham The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 trading partners, covering 99.4% of U.S. imports, as a temporary global 10% tariff enacted under a different legal authority expired [1, 2]. The Office…
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13 Nights of Strikes Later, Iran Says No to Trump’s Ceasefire
13 Nights of Strikes Later, Iran Says No to Trump’s Ceasefire The U.S. military completed a 13th consecutive night of airstrikes against Iranian military infrastructure Thursday into Friday, as the conflict between Washington and Tehran reached its 145th day [1]. Iran rejected a U.S. proposal for a temporary 10-day ceasefire that was hand-delivered to Tehran…
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France Bans Social Media for Kids Under 15 in First-of-Its-Kind EU Law
France Bans Social Media for Kids Under 15 in First-of-Its-Kind EU Law France’s National Assembly and Senate voted Tuesday to approve a nationwide ban on social media access for children under 15, becoming the first European Union country to enact a blanket ban of its kind [1, 2]. The law, a flagship initiative of President…
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Trump Asks Congress for $67 Billion More as Iran War Spreads to the Red Sea
Trump Asks Congress for $67 Billion More as Iran War Spreads to the Red Sea Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday that the air war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, as the Trump administration formally requested $87.6 billion in supplemental funding…