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A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 220,000 people in the Gironde region alone as flames move toward the city of Bordeaux. … Read more
Scaffolding collapsed from a Hong Kong high-rise as Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China on Sunday, triggering evacuations of 715,000 people and disrupting flights across … Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Syria’s Sednaya prison in July 2026, marking the first time a sitting UN chief has toured the site since 2009. The … Read more
The Pentagon updated its casualty reporting on Sunday, July 26, 2026, revealing that 624 U.S. service members have been wounded since the war with Iran began … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has tied US-Iran peace talks to Israel halting attacks on Lebanon, citing the need for absolute, unconditional termination of Israeli strikes. … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “fomenting hate” over the mayor’s call for the prime minister’s arrest, as the International … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of fomenting hate after the mayor’s video statement condemning Netanyahu as a “war criminal” … Read more
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, announced Sunday that the vetting process for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in the fatal shooting … Read more
Israel’s security cabinet has approved the entry of an international stabilization force into Gaza as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan. The deployment, confirmed … Read more
Wildfires in southwest France have displaced more than 250,000 people as of July 25, 2026, with flames advancing toward the city of Bordeaux. Massive evacuations continue … Read more
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday for his first international visitor since taking office. Burnham plans to announce the sharing … Read more
The Israeli government has approved the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza on July 26, 2026. Part of a 20-point peace plan proposed … Read more