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4 min agoOne person died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Thursday evening. The strike ignited a fire in a high-rise residential building and caused severe structural damage, according to the city's military administration.4 min agoPoint de vue du Gras, a tin-plate landscape taken in 1827 and considered the oldest surviving photograph made with a camera obscura, will be displayed in France for the first time. The image will be shown from late April to late June 2027 at the museum in Chalon-sur-Saône as part of an exhibition marking two centuries since the invention of photography.4 min agoVice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the United States is examining an airstrike Iran claims struck a wedding gathering. According to Iranian officials, the strike on a home killed four people and injured close to 70.19 min agoThe European football body has opened a case against the two Fenerbahce players for their behavior during a Champions League playoff match at Lyon. Guendouzi and Greenwood are accused of making provocative gestures at supporters, with a scuffle erupting as Guendouzi exited the field following the team's 2-1 victory.19 min agoSyria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons programme discovered in May, marking the first such operation in the country in more than a decade. An OPAQ team verified the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs during a mission last month, according to UN disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu.34 min agoPresident Trump responded to reports of depleting ammunition supplies by calling media outlets reporting the claims "treasonous scum" and insisting the US has "virtually unlimited amounts" of mid to high grade munitions. Trump said the US is producing munitions at unprecedented levels and accused the Biden administration of giving more ammunition to Ukraine than the US has used in its war with Iran.34 min agoAt least five migrants died after their wooden vessel encountered trouble at sea while attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Forty-four survivors were rescued near Gran Canaria after being adrift for nearly a month without provisions, many suffering dehydration and illness from drinking seawater.34 min agoIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had decided to release five Lebanese civilians following interrogations that found no connections to terrorism. The United States said it was facilitating daily dialogue between Lebanon and Israel.49 min agoPolice say two lorries entered a Runcorn industrial estate, where each was coupled to a trailer containing roughly 400 barrels of the stout before the vehicles were driven away. The haul is valued at more than 70,000 pints.49 min agoReal Madrid defender Raul Asencio was acquitted by a Spanish court of charges related to distributing a sexually explicit video involving minors. The two victims, aged 16 and 18, forgave the defendants, leading prosecutors to drop charges against Asencio and reduce sentencing requests for three other former Real Madrid youth players who were convicted.4 min agoOne person died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Thursday evening. The strike ignited a fire in a high-rise residential building and caused severe structural damage, according to the city's military administration.4 min agoPoint de vue du Gras, a tin-plate landscape taken in 1827 and considered the oldest surviving photograph made with a camera obscura, will be displayed in France for the first time. The image will be shown from late April to late June 2027 at the museum in Chalon-sur-Saône as part of an exhibition marking two centuries since the invention of photography.4 min agoVice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the United States is examining an airstrike Iran claims struck a wedding gathering. According to Iranian officials, the strike on a home killed four people and injured close to 70.19 min agoThe European football body has opened a case against the two Fenerbahce players for their behavior during a Champions League playoff match at Lyon. Guendouzi and Greenwood are accused of making provocative gestures at supporters, with a scuffle erupting as Guendouzi exited the field following the team's 2-1 victory.19 min agoSyria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons programme discovered in May, marking the first such operation in the country in more than a decade. An OPAQ team verified the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs during a mission last month, according to UN disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu.34 min agoPresident Trump responded to reports of depleting ammunition supplies by calling media outlets reporting the claims "treasonous scum" and insisting the US has "virtually unlimited amounts" of mid to high grade munitions. Trump said the US is producing munitions at unprecedented levels and accused the Biden administration of giving more ammunition to Ukraine than the US has used in its war with Iran.34 min agoAt least five migrants died after their wooden vessel encountered trouble at sea while attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Forty-four survivors were rescued near Gran Canaria after being adrift for nearly a month without provisions, many suffering dehydration and illness from drinking seawater.34 min agoIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had decided to release five Lebanese civilians following interrogations that found no connections to terrorism. The United States said it was facilitating daily dialogue between Lebanon and Israel.49 min agoPolice say two lorries entered a Runcorn industrial estate, where each was coupled to a trailer containing roughly 400 barrels of the stout before the vehicles were driven away. The haul is valued at more than 70,000 pints.49 min agoReal Madrid defender Raul Asencio was acquitted by a Spanish court of charges related to distributing a sexually explicit video involving minors. The two victims, aged 16 and 18, forgave the defendants, leading prosecutors to drop charges against Asencio and reduce sentencing requests for three other former Real Madrid youth players who were convicted.

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Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire zone battles respiratory illness

An orangutan was found weak on a palm-oil plantation near a fire site in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Sunday morning. A wildlife foundation veterinarian diagnosed it with acute respiratory infection caused by smoke inhal

4 d agoArchive photoRidwan0810·Wikimedia Commons·CC BY-SA 4.0

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Indonesians pray for rain as wildfires blanket cities in choking haze

Huge blazes across central and western Indonesia have scorched forests and peatland, sending haze over urban areas.

Aug 25, 2026Photo PadukaYash·Wikimedia Commons·CC BY 4.0

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