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Pope urges concessions for peace amid Ukraine war

METZ: Pope Leo said on Monday that negotiators seeking to end war in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace, as efforts to end Russia's bloody war in Ukraine continue to fail. The first...

Pope Leo XIV (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shake hands during a meeting at the Robert Schuman Conference Centre in Metz. — AFP

Spain lifts evacuation order for wildfire province

A man is pictured at his burnt-out home following a devastating wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa

Ukrainian drones strike across Russia, hitting refineries

A woman looks on as smoke billows from a Wildberries warehouse after a fire broke out at the facility, in Ryazan region, Russia

Over half of England 'officially in drought'

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Ukraine's Zelensky in US to secure fresh Trump support

A prosecutor's office employee walks at the site of a petrol station hit by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia

France, Spain make headway against huge blazes

A drone view shows burnt buildings in an area affected by a wildfire in Biscarosse

Spain, France race to contain blazes before heatwave

A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages, some 30km from Bordeaux, France. — AFP

Ukrainian strikes on Russia kill 5, including child

Residents mourn following an air attack in Kharkiv. — AFP

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes

Firefighters use counterfires to remove vegetation ahead of a wildfire, creating a fuel-free buffer zone in Marcheprime, west of Bordeaux. — AFP

Russia, Ukraine both report civilians killed

A residents stands at a site of the house hit during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 26, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

London's Gatwick Airport suffers a water outage

An aerial view of London Gatwick Airport

Ukrainian, Russian strikes intensify with 16 people killed

Smoke rises from a warehouse near Saint Petersburg after being hit by Ukrainian drones. — AFP

France wildfires trigger exodus

Bystanders look on as fire and smoke billow across Castres-Mazamet aerodrome, near Labruguiere in south-western France on July 24, 2026. France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as unprecedented forest fires ravaged areas on July 25, 2026, near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens and world-renowned vineyards. French President Emmanuel Macron asked the army to mobilise to help contain the worst wildfire the country has ever seen after seeking European Union help, as a local official warned the blaze was heading towards Bordeaux. (Photo by Daniel ABELOUS / AFP)

250,000 have fled wildfires in France and Spain

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Over 80,000 flee forest infernos in France, Spain

Firefighters spray water along the edge of a forest during a wildfire near the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret, in southwestern France. - AFP

21 killed in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes

Residential buildings amidst smoke from a warehouse for a Russian e-commerce giant near St Petersburg after being hit by Ukrainian drones triggering a fire that sent smoke pouring over the historic city. - AFP
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