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Two dead in shopping mall hit by Japan quake

Two young women were found dead early Wednesday in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosion in Japan, local media reported, as crews continued searching for missing people.

France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow

As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.

Many feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall

Emergency responders searched early Wednesday for people feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100.

Dozens feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall

Dozens of people were feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan on Tuesday after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100.

'Many people' feared trapped in mall after big Japan quake

"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.

Anglican Church leader visits slave trade project on Africa tour

The head of the Church of England Sarah Mullally has visited an Anglican-led project in Ghana on the transatlantic slave trade and met the country's president as part of an African tour.

Japan PM says injuries, buildings collapsed in major quake

A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan's southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, with broadcaster NHK saying that at least 50 people were taken to hospital.

Firefighters on offensive in France, Spain as new heatwave arrives

Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave brings scorching temperatures.

Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences

Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.

Fury of fire-ravaged French village at being 'sacrificed' for millionaires' peninsula

The blaze that has incinerated the French countryside west of Bordeaux is burning alongside the smouldering rage of residents who believe their homes were "sacrificed" to protect the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula nearby instead.

India activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters

India's youth-led "cockroach" movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, urged authorities on Monday to release all detained demonstrators.

Paris police arrest man who wounded three women with knives

A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women in Paris with two kitchen knives, a minister and police said.

Polish village puts faith in Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue

A Polish billionaire is paying for a giant statue of the Virgin Mary that residents of the village of Konotopie hope will put them on the pilgrimage map.

Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave

Farmers and firefighters on Monday battled to contain a huge wildfire that has forced 220,000 people to flee and destroyed dozens of homes in southwest France before a new heatwave hits this week.

With minutes to flee, Spain fire evacuees grab what they can

Ordered to flee their homes as wildfires raged nearby, Spanish villagers often only had minutes to seize what they could: most pets were banned and some had no chance to grab their medicine.

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France threatening to complicate matters.

Berlin police shoot dead chief suspect in deadly Islamist Pride attack

German police said Sunday they had shot and killed the chief suspect in what officials described as a deadly Islamist attack near the Berlin Pride parade the previous night, the latest ramming assault to hit the country.

Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez -- who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the United States for drug trafficking until President Donald Trump pardoned him last year -- returned to his home country on Sunday.

'Fire calling the shots': France's blaze pushes crews to the brink

Plumes of smoke rose above a vast sea of pine trees outside Bordeaux as firefighters in gleaming helmets rushed to douse emerging flames before they could spread.

France, Spain battle 'unpredictable' wildfires as 325,000 evacuated

France fought an "unpredictable" wildfire close to Bordeaux on Sunday while Spain warned of "difficult hours" in its own fiery battle, with evacuations from danger zones in both countries mounting to well over 325,000 people.

Ex-president Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking.

Spanish wildfires intrude on holidaying foreign visitors

Being indoors as much as possible was not the plan when Chicago attorney Thomas Fawkes, 49, arrived on holiday in Madrid with his wife and son.

Threatened by fire, Bordeaux is 'ready for anything': mayor

The mayor of Bordeaux in southwest France said on Sunday authorities had no current plans to evacuate the population of the UNESCO-listed city due to raging forest fires but were "ready for anything."

Wildfires overwhelm exhausted firefighters in France and Spain

Fire crews in France and Spain battling unchecked wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people to flee were overwhelmed on Sunday as the unpredictable blazes advanced.

France fire situation 'remains very unfavourable': interior minister

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned on Sunday the wildfire situation in France was "very unfavourable" as firefighters battled to hold the blazes back from the UNESCO-listed city of Bordeaux in the southwest.

Urgent search for suspect after deadly attack near Berlin Pride

German police on Sunday were hunting for the prime suspect in a car-ramming attack on the outskirts of Berlin Pride, which left one person dead and 16 others injured.

German manhunt after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride

German police searched on Sunday for believed linked to Islamist circles after a car ploughed into crowds near Berlin's Gay Pride celebrations, killing one person and wounding 16 others.

Vienna's venerable vineyard taverns forced to move with the times

Hospitality veteran Clemens Keller insists that Vienna's storied "heuriger" winemakers' taverns -- which face a hangover-inducing brew of real estate speculation, spiralling costs and climate change -- cannot rely on their illustrious past.

Merz vows justice after deadly car attack near Berlin Gay Pride event

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Sunday to punish those responsible after a car struck people on the outskirts of Berlin's Gay Pride celebrations, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others.

One killed, 15 wounded as car hits crowd near Berlin Gay Pride

At least one person was killed and around 15 wounded after a car hit the crowd on the outskirts of the Berlin Gay Pride parade, police said Saturday.

Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain

Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced nearly 260,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its military.

Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday firefighters were working to "save lives" in the blazes raging west of Madrid, as authorities said a separate fire in the east killed one person.

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