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Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their grip
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes before returning heat and drier air threatens to test their hold on the blaze
Remote Chinese province struck by 2 earthquakes in 20 minutes
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
China's remote Qinghai province has been struck by two earthquakes minutes apart
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames.Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said Monday and Tuesday were “absolutely crucial days” before temperatures rise again from Wednesday, prompting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, to warn: “We face difficult hours, complex hours” ahead. Continue reading...
Asia ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ as Red Sea oil blockade worsens energy crisis
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
The Houthi threat to Saudi oil exports comes as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are still reeling from the closure of the strait of HormuzGovernments in Asia are scrambling to avoid their second major energy crisis in six months, as another maritime chokepoint in the Middle East faces a violent blockade, leaving only the Suez canal completely open for the free movement of gulf oil.Countries like Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea – which rely on Middle East oil for up to 90% of their imports – are working to secure supplies after Yemen’s Houthis launched a blockade of Saudi Arabian shipping passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait, which forms the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Continue reading...
Angry Cyprus minister orders probe after detonation of discarded ammunition sparks brushfire
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
Cyprus' defense minister has ordered a probe into why National Guard engineers ignored regulations and blew up discarded ammunition in the middle of the summer fire season
