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France doctor confirmed first Ebola case outside Africa continent

Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — AFP

Rubio starts Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East

More heat records expected as deadly 'Omega' heatwave grips Europe

A woman holds a portable electric fan as she shelters herself from the sun under an umbrella on the day Pope Leo holds the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican

Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings

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Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran

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Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat

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H5 bird flu detected in second Australia state

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Israel targeted Gaza kids resulting in genocide: UN

Palestinians ride past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City. — Reuters

More vessels transit Strait of Hormuz

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 21, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Philippine school shooting planned, say police

Students wait for permission to enter the school compound at the gate of San Jose High School in Tacloban City. — AFP

Red Cross sounds European heatwave health alarm

Tourists protect themselves from the sun under umbrellas while crossing a street in Paris. — AFP

Russia says US no longer 'objective mediator' in Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. — AFP

Germany eyes longer working lives in pension reform

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas (R) speak after the 13-member pension reform commission at the chancellery in Berlin. — AFP

Forty drown in France as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave

People cool off in the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise during a heatwave affecting a large part of the country, in Paris, France

Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide: UN inquiry

A man carries a girl as casualties arrive by ambulance at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 17
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