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US bombs Iranian military sites and Tehran targets American troops in Kuwait

The United States says it has bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend

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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave

Rescue workers in Laos are searching for an alternative way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for nearly two weeks

Polls open in Ethiopia's election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party

Polls opened Monday in Ethiopia in an election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party

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Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters

Powerful winds and rain expected in parts of Japan and Australia, while temperatures in Spain could hit 40CA powerful tropical storm is forecast to track near Okinawa, Japan, on Monday before moving towards the south-east of the country. Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) has formed within the monsoonal gyre over the Philippine Sea.A monsoonal gyre is a large, slow-rotating weather system that spawns typhoons through smaller vortices formed within it. This flow can intensify storms. Such typhoons are typically characterised by broad areas of low pressure and extensive wind fields, often without a distinct eye. Continue reading...

Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study

‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa“Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts of the world in 2025, a study has found, even as globally, the area ravaged by flames fell.Catastrophic blazes claimed lives, homes and jobs last year in California, Canada, Europe and South Korea. But the 335m hectares burned was the second-lowest since 2002, the review found, largely owing to the expansion of African farms that have fragmented landscapes and hampered the spread of large savannah fires. Continue reading...