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Woman arrested after four men stabbed in central London

A woman was arrested after four men were stabbed Wednesday in Covent Garden, a busy central London area popular with tourists, in a suspected "mental health related incident", police said.

Where mountain lions roam, fewer deer in the headlights

Living among apex predators could make you safer.

Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane at German airport

German police raised the alarm at an airport overnight after an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and another aircraft collided with an unknown flying object nearby before landing safely.

Pakistan team reaches base camp with body of renowned climber killed in avalanche

A search team has transported the bodies of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and three of his team members to the base camp of the mountain on which they were killed by an avalanche, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Wednesday.

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials

Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.

'Lost': Migrants despair after Britain expels them back to France

Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.

Total eclipse gives scientists chance to probe Sun's mysteries

Scientists plan to use a total solar eclipse that will be visible in Spain next week as a rare chance to learn more about the stormy, unpredictable nature of our star.

Trump's sale of access to Truth Social raises eyebrows

US President Donald Trump's move to charge for early access to his often market-moving Truth Social posts is raising eyebrows a year and a half into an administration that has already seen unprecedented enrichment for the First Family.

Cuba's famed resilience comes at a growing mental cost

Cubans take pride in facing hardship with resilience and ingenuity, but that fortitude comes at a high psychological cost amid the island's latest protracted crisis.

Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts

Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala's Fuego volcano evacuated their homes Tuesday after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash.

Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket

A one-million-euro lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on garbagemen to help her retrieve it, the waste management company told AFP.

Greece gains ground against blaze near Athens

Firefighters in Greece gained ground Tuesday against a wildfire burning for a fifth day on the outskirts of Athens, as easing winds allowed water-bombing aircraft back into the skies in force.

Firefighters hope to contain blaze on Athens outskirts

Firefighters in Greece on Tuesday were hoping to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens burning for a fifth day, with easing winds enabling the use of vital aircraft.

Guatemala issues 'danger' alert after Fuego volcano erupts

Guatemalan authorities issued the country's second-highest emergency alert level on Monday after a major eruption of Central America's most active volcano, prompting the evacuation of nearby villages.

Arson suspect arrested as US northwest battles wildfires

US authorities arrested a man Monday on suspicion of arson in connection with the biggest of three fires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane, as firefighters raced to contain flames that have displaced tens of thousands.

Forest fire spreads in Dutch nature reserve

Firefighters are rushing to contain a forest blaze in the southeast of the Netherlands that spread overnight to engulf 100 hectares (247 acres) on Tuesday, authorities said.

Trump attorney general pick looks set to clear US Senate hurdle

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche appeared on track Monday to become the next US attorney general after two Republican senators dropped their opposition to his nomination.

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises past 6,000

The twin quakes that shattered Venezuela in June killed 6,125 people, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez said Monday.

US northwest battles wildfires after Spokane neighborhoods scorched

Wildfires supercharged by drought and intense heat tore through the northwestern US city of Spokane, forcing the evacuation of 65,000 people and reducing hundreds of buildings to cinders, as firefighters raced Monday to contain the flames.

Wildfire flares up again in Greece as water bombers deployed

Flames flared up again in Greece on Monday, as wildfires that have raged west of Athens for four days remained a threat despite easing winds and the deployment of firefighting aircraft.

Greece wildfire expert says season 'one of the worst' in a decade

As Greece grapples with a succession of massive wildfires, Theodore Giannaros, a senior wildfire meteorologist at the National Observatory told AFP on Monday the country faced "one of the worst fire crises" in recent memory.

Sandoz strikes US settlements to resolve generic drug price dispute

Swiss pharmaceutical group Sandoz on Monday announced two amicable settlements in the United States, totalling $478.5 million, to resolve a long-running dispute related to generic drug pricing.

Water bombers take to skies as Greece battles wildfires

Water-bombing aircraft resumed firefighting operations in Greece on Monday after winds eased, joining hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes that have already claimed five lives, the fire department told AFP.

What Europe can learn from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires

Australians who faced a "Black Summer" blaze that scorched millions of hectares say they may have lessons for European countries hit by some of the fiercest fires in living memory.

Wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane

Firefighters worked to contain huge blazes in the northwestern US city of Spokane early Monday after officials reported hundreds of structures had been reduced to cinders.

Survivors recall blasts before deadly Indonesian ferry fire

Survivors said on Monday they heard multiple blasts moments before an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire, killing five passengers and prompting many to jump into the sea, with some still missing more than 24 hours later.

Star Australian broadcaster faces trial for sexual assault

A star Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach fronted court on Monday to face trial on a raft of sexual assault accusations.

At Nepal school, outpouring of grief for climber Nirmal Purja

As rescuers recovered the body of climbing legend Nirmal Purja on Sunday, grief rippled hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal at the school where he first displayed the grit that would make him world-famous.

Tourists slowly return to French bay opposite huge wildfire

The sun shone bright on a southwestern French beach Sunday as some holidaymakers returned after a massive wildfire ripped through nearby pine forests for more than a week.

Helicopter crew killed in Greece fires

The two-man crew of a firefighting helicopter was killed in a midair collision in Greece Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

Two fire helicopters collided in Greece on Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body after avalanche disaster

Rescuers recovered the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja on Sunday after an avalanche killed him and nine team members on one of the world's highest peaks in northern Pakistan, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said.

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