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Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Croatian police discovered a body in a burnt-out area on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area overnight, leaving dozens injured and forcing tho...
Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions.
South Africa top court sets aside Shell offshore exploration
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
South Africa's top court on Friday ruled in favour of coastal communities and environmental groups, overturning oil and gas exploration rights that were granted...
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Germany
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Around 1,800 people had to leave their homes in western Germany overnight as a wildfire spread nearby, officials said Friday, with helicopters and army equipmen...
Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Croatian police discovered the body of a woman in burnt-out scrub on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area, leaving dozens injured and forcing t...
Two reported killed in "unprecedented" heavy Japan rain
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Two people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left several thousand people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport overnight and snarled up ...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
In blazing temperatures, Muhammad Idrees ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in ...
Brussels records hottest-ever day
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union's de facto capital of Brussels on Friday recorded its hottest day on record, with the city roasting in 35.9C heat, Belgium's IRM weather agen...
German farmers warn drought will spell heavy crop losses
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's farmers' association warned Friday that persistent drought and summer heat will spell reduced harvests and even total crop failures in the worst-hit r...
New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A new wildfire in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of more than 500 people and burned 1,100 hectares (about 2,700 acres), officials said on Friday.
Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medie...
EU pushes back as US revives trade pressure on bloc
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped u...
"Unprecedented" heavy Japan rain kills at least four
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least five in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
UK firefighters 'under pressure' as multiple blazes rage
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
British firefighters were "under significant pressure" battling multiple wildfires amid soaring temperatures and drought conditions, the head of the National Fi...
Thousands stranded as 'unprecedented' rain kills at least five in Japan
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
At least five people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and ra...
More than 150 mn in Europe set for temperatures over 35C on Friday
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Areas of Europe home to more than 150 million people -- particularly in France, Germany, Spain and Italy -- are set for temperatures over 35C on Friday as the c...
Croatian wildfire forces thousands to flee, injures dozens
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A wildfire on Croatia's coast has left at least 10 people in intensive care, and dozens more injured after fire crews battled overnight with "one of the worst" ...
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