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Hunt, Texas, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025 - As the raging Guadalupe River burst its banks and wreaked havoc in central Texas, a young woman named Joyce Bandon sent a text message that may have been her last.
Jul 6, 2025
Damascus (AFP) July 6, 2025 - Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had turned to ash in wildfires as firefighters from neighbouring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes in the province of Latakia.
Jul 6, 2025
Shanghai (AFP) July 6, 2025 - Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb through the broken window of an abandoned building.
Jul 6, 2025
Hunt, United States (AFP) July 6, 2025 - Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50 people in the US state.
Jul 6, 2025
Taipei (AFP) July 6, 2025 - Taipei condemned Sunday China's move to open a sensitive aviation route that runs through the Taiwan Strait, warning the change could increase tensions between the two sides and regional unease.
Jul 6, 2025
Maurens-Scopont, France (AFP) July 5, 2025 - Protesters clashed with law enforcement during a protest against a planned motorway in southwest France Saturday, which critics object to on environmental grounds.
Jul 5, 2025
Athens (AFP) July 5, 2025 - A 52-year-old man has been arrested on the Greek island of Evia, accused of starting the fire that devastated part of the island between Friday evening and Saturday morning, firefighters said.
Jul 5, 2025
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) July 5, 2025 - A massive wildfire raging in California for the past three days has ravaged more than 70,000 acres, as hundreds of firefighters fought to bring it under control.
Jul 5, 2025
Paris (AFP) July 5, 2025 - The Seine, which played a starring role in the 2024 Paris Olympics, again takes centre stage in the capital this summer with the opening of three bathing sites.
Jul 5, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) July 5, 2025 - Several wildfires broke out on Saturday across European countries including Greece, Turkey and France, whose southern regions are battling multiple fires following a prolonged heatwave.
Jul 5, 2025
United Nations, United States (AFP) July 5, 2025 - The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international waters, after the United States moved to unilaterally kick-start the controversial industry.
Jul 5, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) July 4, 2025 - A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as other parts of the country battled a growing number of wildfires.
Jul 4, 2025
Warsaw (AFP) July 4, 2025 - Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Friday hit a record-low water level in Warsaw, as the country faces an unprecedented drought, the national weather agency said.
Jul 4, 2025
Shimla, India (AFP) July 4, 2025 - Flash floods and landslides after torrential rain over the last two weeks killed at least 69 people and injured 110 others in India's northern Himalayan regions, officials said Friday.
Jul 4, 2025
Kabul (AFP) July 4, 2025 - Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a brave decision.
Jul 4, 2025
Abuja (AFP) July 4, 2025 - A caravan of 100 or so cars snaked onto an unfinished highway and parked in a construction zone.
Jul 4, 2025
