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Twelve dead and 23 missing in Spain wildfire as crews battle to contain blaze
What we know so far about the victims of the fire The bodies of the 11 people that are confirmed to have been killed in the fire were found in and around the small village of Bédar, just outside Los Gallardos, in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. The region’s health and emergencies minister, Antonio…
US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday’s appeared…
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Twelve die in Spain wildfire as heatwave continues in southern Europe
At least 12 people have died and six have been injured in a wildfire in southern Spain, the Andalusian regional government has said. Some 150 firefighters are working to contain the blaze, which witnesses said was caused by a downed power line, before spreading to a wooded area in Los Gallardos, Almeria. Authorities have not…
China Factory Fire Kills At Least 28 People – Report
Hours after the fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory around noon (0400 GMT), authorities feared people were still trapped inside the building in Jinjiang city, Fujian province. A chinese flag is seen in the financial district of Shanghai on April 7, 2025. Asian equities collapsed on a black Monday on April 7 for…
Oil prices jump 5%, stocks slide after Trump says Iran ceasefire over
United States President, Donald Trump Agency Report Oil prices soared and stock markets slid Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following renewed strikes in the Middle East. The latest bout of fighting was sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Trump…
Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran
ANKARA/MADRID, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalating tensions over defence spending and the Iran war, despite European Union rules requiring trade negotiations to be conducted as a single bloc. During a NATO summit in Ankara, which European leaders had hoped…
Why have US-Iran strikes resumed and what does it mean for peace?
Both sides have accused each other of violating the memorandum of understanding signed in June. This screengrab of footage aired on July 1, 2026 by Iranian state TV shows a vessel that ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz [Iranian state TV via AP] The United States launched dozens of strikes on Iran early on…
Ghana-South Africa Presidential Meeting Halted Over Migrant Tensions
Accra and Pretoria have been at diplomatic loggerheads over a wave of protests, some of them violent, against foreigners in South Africa, where Ramaphosa is president. Ghanaian and South African Flags Ghana on Tuesday said a visit between President John Mahama and his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa had been postponed amid anti-immigrant violence in South Africa.…
US Launches ‘Powerful’ Strikes On Iran After Hormuz Attacks
A ceasefire took effect on April 8, but sporadic violence has continued in the Gulf region, including attacks on ships by Tehran’s forces and US strikes on Iran. US forces launched “powerful” strikes on Tuesday against Iran in response to attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said. “The US…
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