Several killed as flash flooding hits central Texas
Several people have died and others are missing after flash flooding hit parts of central Texas on Friday morning. Disaster declarations have been issued for the Hill Country and Concho…
Wildfires Sweep Syria’s Coast as Drought Strains Fragile State
Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades. Source…
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece : NPR
Firefighter uses a hose as the try to extinguish the blaze near the town of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete island, Greece on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire…
Strike on al-Baqa killed a Hamas operative, but many more people were killed
Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters A crater at al-Baqa beach cafe after it was hit by an Israeli strike Moments before the explosion, artists, students and athletes were among…
Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call
It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.…
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President Trump takes a victory lap after Congress passes GOP megabill, the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine, more immigrants are likely to leave the U.S. than come in this…
BBC on French beach as police slash migrant ‘taxi-boat’ heading to UK
Amid chaotic scenes, French gendarmes waded into shallow waters off a beach south of Boulogne and used knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children,…
Gas Station Explosion Rattles Rome, Injuring Several
Several people were injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. Source link
North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea : NPR
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June…
Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan
Tabby Wilson BBC News Digital – World Getty Images Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russia’s ambassador on Thursday Russia has become the first country to formally recognise…