A man has died while assisting in efforts to combat the wildfires scorching Portugal, raising the death toll to three, the country’s civil protection service reported on Wednesday. The victim, employed by a company contracted to help the northern municipality of Mirandela fight the fires, lost his life in an accident involving construction equipment used […]

Hurricane Erin maintained its Category 2 strength early Wednesday morning as authorities along the North Carolina coast prepared for life-threatening coastal flooding. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for some islands, as residents readied themselves for severe weather. The storm, which underwent historically rapid intensification, briefly reaching Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, previously caused widespread flooding […]

Japanese technicians at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have deployed remote-controlled robots inside one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. The task of removing melted fuel and other radioactive material remains the most formidable challenge in the decades-long decommissioning project, due to dangerously high radiation levels. Scale […]

Iran declared on Wednesday that it is fully prepared for any renewed Israeli aggression, revealing that it has developed missiles with far greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day conflict. Defence Minister Aziz Nassirzadeh told the official IRNA news agency: “The missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured a few years ago. […]

A historic red wooden church, widely regarded as one of Sweden’s most beautiful buildings, resumed its slow journey across the Arctic town of Kiruna on Wednesday, moving incrementally toward its new location to make way for Europe’s largest underground mine. Kiruna’s entire town centre is being relocated because of the giant LKAB iron ore mine, […]

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss de-escalation measures and the situation in Druze-majority Sweida province, following deadly sectarian violence last month, Syrian state media reported Wednesday. Also present at the meeting was Syria’s intelligence chief and Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, according to SANA, […]

At least 30 people have been killed in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, according to local sources and a lawmaker, up from an initial toll of 13. The attack occurred at the Unguwar Mantau mosque in Malumfashi local government area, Katsina State, on Tuesday, during early morning prayers. Locally, […]

NATO’s top military leaders convened on Wednesday to discuss potential long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a key element in the broader diplomatic push to end Russia’s war. The virtual meeting, scheduled for 2:30 pm (12:30 GMT), brought together military chiefs from all 32 NATO member states. While few details of the agenda were disclosed, officials […]

Britain remains prepared “to consider putting boots on the ground” in Ukraine to support the enforcement of a future peace settlement, Defence Minister Jonathan Healey stated on Wednesday. Speaking to ITV, Healey emphasised: “The prime minister has made clear that he’s ready to consider putting UK boots on the ground in the circumstances of a […]

Rows of immaculately dressed soldiers marched in perfect unison to shouted commands at a training ground in humid Beijing on Wednesday, as China prepared for a major military parade showcasing newly developed domestic weaponry next month. President Xi Jinping will preside over the event in Tiananmen Square, inspecting troops to commemorate the 80th anniversary of […]