LONG-TERM TRAVEL REPORT
A long stay depends on neighborhood fit, commute, housing, school, medical continuity, banking, phone access, language, support, and compliance considerations. This report starts from the university, office, host institution, or worksite and builds structured decision support around daily life.
CURRENT TRAVEL-RISK SIGNALS
CEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
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Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
South Carolina (and seven other U.S. states), United StatesAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
Woodlands Checkpoint, SingaporeAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Orchid Park condominium, 89 Yishun Street 81, Yishun, SingaporeUm país habituado a desconfiar de tudo e de todos já não se satisfaz com culpados comuns.
unspecified location, Portugal, PortugalCEUTA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration deba...
Ceuta, Spain, MoroccoPETALING JAYA: A Malaysian pilot has been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle about 25kg of MDMA (ecstasy) and some methamphetamine through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, says Bukit Aman.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, MalaysiaMBABANE - In a move that will significantly alter travel logistics for Eswatini nationals, the United States Embassy in Mbabane will cease accepting routine visa applications.
Mbabane, U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., EswatiniMANILA, Philippines -- An individual allegedly posing as a doctor was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for offering penile enlargement procedures without a valid medical license at a hotel in Parañaque City.
Parañaque City (hotel), PhilippinesFatima Ameaka is being held at a facility in Louisiana, according to her lawyer.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), detention facility in Louisiana, United StatesJardiel González, the Cuban comedian famously known as "El Flaco de Cuba," shared a frustrating travel experience on Instagram this past Friday.
Miami International Airport (MIA), United States, Dominican RepublicA teen was hospitalized in critical condition Friday afternoon after a drowning incident at the OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark.
OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaPublix stores across eight states, including South Carolina, have expanded a recall of frozen berries after an E.
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Ceuta, Tarajal border crossing, Ceuta (Spanish autonomous city on Morocco's northern coast), MoroccoALGER, 31 juillet (Xinhua) -- Au moins 25 personnes ont trouvé la mort et 44 autres ont été blessées dans un accident d'autocar survenu vendredi matin dans la wilaya de Boumerdès, dans le nord de l'Algérie, à environ 55km à l'est d'Alger,...
Boumerdès province, near El Karma, National Road 24, ~55 km east of Algiers, AlgeriaAmericans heading to the Bahamas are being reminded to exercise increased caution after the U.S.
Nassau, Freeport, New Providence, Grand BahamaFor decades, the degradation of Kashmir's iconic Dal Lake was discussed as an aesthetic tragedy.
Dal Lake, Srinagar (Kashmir), IndiaCrews were working to restore electricity to Girdwood after a raven knocked out power to the community Friday morning, Chugach Electric officials said.
Girdwood, Alaska, United StatesUNITED NATIONS: A strengthening El Nino that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.
India (national), IndiaAt least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a four-storey residential building, tagged as 'dangerous' in 2020 by the local civic body and currently undergoing repairs illegally, collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's...
Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, IndiaDemi Leigh-Regan Agoglia had three young sons waiting for her at home when she traveled from Greater Manchester to Istanbul for the body she believed would finally make her feel complete.
Istanbul, Türkiye, United KingdomThe cooking oil scandal is first and foremost a regulatory failure.
nationwide, TaiwanUNREASONABLE: Local landowners affected by the flood could not access information about rebuilding due to language and technology barriers, an indigenous resident said Local residents and civic groups yesterday formed an action alliance ca...
Hualien County (Mataian River basin), TaiwanTaiwan is seeing a three-year high in pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infections; infectious disease physicians are urging increased vaccination and outlining who should be immunized and what precautions to take.
nationwide, TaiwanSwedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son.
Kattegat (north of Gothenburg), Sweden, NorwayBookings to Norway, Sweden surge over 50% as heatwaves force rethink of traditional Mediterranean vacations As Europe enters the peak summer vacation season, the trend of taking "Coolcation, a cool vacation" to Nordic countries, which have...
Sweden (national), Sweden, NorwaySome migrants swam onto Ceuta's shores on July 30, 2026.
Ceuta, Morocco–Spain border (Ceuta), Spain, MoroccoJuly 31 (Asia Today) -- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok declared that protesters had won after South Korea's National Assembly approved a bill authorizing a special counsel investigation of the National Election Commission.
Olympic Park, Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses.
South KoreaThe Delta State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for Deltans repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, announcing a ₦2 million grant for each affected family and a ₦300,000 monthly stipends t...
South Africa, NigeriaThe accused will serve an effective sentence of life imprisonment and have been declared unfit to possess firearms.
Durban, South AfricaThe suspect is alleged to have opened fire on a prospective councillor during a branch general meeting.
Chesterville, Cato Manor, Durban, South AfricaTwo members of Massive Attack have been issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.
SingaporeSINGAPORE - Three people - including two firefighters - were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Clementi late on July 31.
Clementi (Block 309, Clementi Ave 4), eighth-floor unit, SingaporeSingapore police are investigating a concert where members of the band Massive Attack unfurled a Palestinian flag without a permit. Singapore law bans public display of foreign flags without authorization and carries penalties including fi...
Concert venue, Singapore, SingaporeStrong was a popular, well-respected figure in British surfing and had represented Great Britain in international competitions.
Algarve coast, PortugalVictims and volunteers share their experiences of the wildfires in France and Spain.
Portugal (western/unspecified regions) / Europe-wide context, PortugalPoland has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest over a missile incursion into one of its eastern regions.
Tarnawa Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, PolandThe Ibrox boss admitted there is a chance the centre-back is unavailable for the trip to Poland to red tape over entry into the country.
Białystok, PolandThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doe...
U.S.-Mexico border rail crossings (Texas), CPKC and Union Pacific cross-border routes, Mexico, United StatesNo todos los volcanes están dormidos.
Popocatépetl (Puebla/State of Mexico/Morelos), Colima Volcano (Colima/Jalisco), El Chichón (Chiapas), MexicoThe airport customs office did not say which carrier the pilot worked for, but the flight number indicated it was a Malaysia Airlines plane.
Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Malaysia, IndonesiaWater scarcity in habitat behind more human encounters with snakes, crocodiles JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is urging residents to be on alert for a possible rise in encounters with snakes and other reptiles as drier co...
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaGUA MUSANG: Three people died in a road accident involving a car and a trailer carrying diesel on Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, near Gua Sejuk here.
Gua Musang, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai, Gua Sejuk, MalaysiaKUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreig...
Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Kashima (Aeon Mall), Kumamoto Prefecture, KyushuNAPLES, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 01st Aug, 2026) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples in southern Italy on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services, and damaging...
Campi Flegrei (area west of Naples), Campania, ItalyItaly has paused the European Union's border-free Schengen rules with Spain for one month, Reuters reported.
Nationwide (Italy) — targeted checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain by air/sea, Italy, SpainThe heartbroken partner of murdered postman Barry Daly has delivered a powerful victim impact statement, describing the father-of-four as her "best friend, my safety and my home" as the men responsible for his death await sentencing.
Doneraile, County Cork, IrelandHow Daniel Kinahan's looming extradition has brought violence to Dublin's leafiest southside suburbs...
Kill of the Grange, Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin, Ireland* Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that Fun Coffee may be a suspicious crypto investment scheme after reported losses exceeded $127 million.
Hong KongAthens authorities closed Lycabettus and Filopappou hills to all visitors and vehicles at midnight Friday until further notice because of an extreme wildfire risk.
Lycabettus Hill, Filopappou Hill (Athens), GreeceOn a sweltering summer day in an Athens suburb, a homeless man was led to an abandoned parking lot by a rancid smell drifting from inside.
Athens (suburb), GreeceA firefighting aircraft drops water over wildfire on the slopes of Mount Poikilo in the Haidari district of western Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.
Boeotia (Xironomi), Agios Vasileios, Mount Poikilo/Haidari (western Athens), CreteA forest fire has broken out near Freudenberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, with around 330 emergency personnel deployed to battle the blaze.
Freudenberg area, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz), Bavaria, GermanyThe suspect was identified as an Islamist radical who had been released from prison just two months before the attack German officials are trading blame after it emerged that the suspect behind last weekend's deadly Berlin attack had been...
Berlin (Christopher Street Day / CSD event, central Berlin), GermanyA man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday.
Rathen / Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, GermanyA van driver has been killed and seven people on a bus seriously injured after a head-on collision in the Göppingen district of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Friday evening.
Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWidespread wildfires across southwestern France, centered in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, have caused one of the largest peacetime evacuation operations in recent European history; hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymak...
Gironde, Bordeaux, France, SpainActor George Clooney, his wife Amal Clooney, and their children have departed from their home near Brignoles in southeastern France after fast-moving wildfires threatened the surrounding area.
Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceHELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recor...
Vaalimaa, Virolahti (southeastern Finland), FinlandThe Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the Finnish Navy removed about 60,000 litres of oil from the wreck of the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen between 14 and 24 July, said the SYKE and Ministry of the Environment on Friday.
Ilmarinen wreck (off Utö island, Archipelago Sea, Finland), FinlandDrone attack at Egypt port US interests at risk globally: analysts A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta -- the first attack on the country since the US‑Iran war erupted -- has raised fears that American interests across...
Damietta port, Egypt, EgyptTyphoon Dolphin (13th typhoon of 2026) may make landfall in China between Aug 1–15, with forecasts of heavy rain, river rises, mountain torrents and urban waterlogging across major river basins and coastal provinces; authorities warn of fl...
Pearl River basin, Yangtze River basin, Yellow River basin, Taihu Lake regionFirefighters from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department are among the nearly 300 firefighters from around the province who have been deployed for structure protection and defence.
British Columbia, Southern Interior, District of North Vancouver, CanadaA teenage boy will face court charged with murder after a man died on the state's Central Coast earlier this week.
Mann Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, AustraliaAn investigation into the deadly Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has uncovered concerning gaps in a system that allowed a drug-addled man to be employed as a bus driver.
Greta, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVictoria Police say the 36-year-old man was found dead inside a property on Jamieson Court in Pakenham about 1pm on Friday.
Pakenham, Jamieson Court, Melbourne (south‑east), Victoria, AustraliaThere are now 52 confirmed detections of bird flu in Australia, with the government confirming more than a dozen more positive results.
South Australia's southeast coast, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaPolice have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a fire in Ipswich this morning, 1 August.
Ipswich, Queensland, Brisbane Street, Waghorn Street, Limestone StreetA man has died after his vehicle rolled several times on a rural road in Western Australia.
Yuna, Dartmoor Road near Brooks Road, Geraldton, Western Australia, AustraliaVictoria is in the midst of a car-theft crisis.
Victoria, AustraliaDetectives from Operation Eclipse have charged a man as part of their investigation into the tasking of crimes via encrypted applications targeting Melbourne licensed venues.
Melbourne, Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Port MelbourneAt least one person in Anchorage had measles in early and mid-July, creating a risk that the highly infectious disease could spread through the state's largest city, state health officials are warning.
Anchorage, Alaska, United StatesRIO DE JANEIRO -- Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill.
Rio de Janeiro (city and subway lines), Sao Paulo state (Santos, Tarituba and surrounding areas), BrazilMissouri Highway Patrol reports a serious truck crash near Wappapello and a Can-Am rollover on private property that injured two Dexter juveniles.
Dexter, Missouri, Wayne County / near Wappapello, Missouri, United StatesTwo local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
Lewis County (Chehalis/Centralia), Washington, United StatesONTARIO, Ore.
Central and Eastern Oregon (near Bend to Idaho state line), Boise metropolitan area (air quality impacts), United StatesLightning-caused Rowe Creek Complex wildfire in north-central Oregon has burned about 300,592 acres and is 42% contained. Level 1–3 evacuations remain in effect for nearby communities; public lands and a national monument are closed and a...
Fossil, Oregon, Rowe Creek Complex (including Crosswhite, Brewer, Green Mountain, Camel Hump fires), United StatesA North Carolina woman who was reported missing while on vacation in Grenada was seen in surveillance footage swimming in the ocean just hours before she vanished.
Grand Anse Beach, St. George's, GrenadaAn uncontained wildfire in south-west France, now four times the size of Paris, threatened to surge again on Wednesday as crews across southern Europe battled extreme heat, drought and strong winds.
Gironde, Landes, Var, FranceThe devastating floods in Assam have resulted in 75 deaths so far and affected nearly 3.32 lakh people, which is equal to one-tenth of Meghalaya's population.
Assam, Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhatपाच भारतीयांना अटक : पाकिस्तान-दुबई कनेक्शनही उघड वृत्तसंस्था नवी दिल्ली थायलंडमध्ये तीन भारतीय पर्यटकांचे अपहरण करून त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना खंडणीसाठी ओलीस ठेवल्याची घटना समोर आली आहे.
Pattaya, ThailandCalls to boycott Georgian resorts after the conflict with a Russian-speaking tourist in Kakheti did not lead to a noticeable outflow of tourists: neither tour operators nor travel agents are recording a systematic decline in demand for tri...
Kakheti, Tbilisi, GeorgiaA woman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Keshavpuram area of Delhi in the early hours; police and ambulance are at the scene. The report also notes a separate stabbing fatality at Khimman Singh Park in Ashok Vihar and a reported...
Delhi, Keshavpuram, IndiaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is currently in Delhi, directed three ministers -- Suryabanshi Suraj, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and K C Mohapatra -- to monitor the flood situation on the ground.
Odisha, Balasore, Bhadrak, JajpurHowever, amid receding waters, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nag...
Assam, affected districts (seven districts), neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, NagalandThis is the latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing Erdogan.
Istanbul, Uskudar, TürkiyeThe European Union has warned that "all of Europe" could face a devastating wildfire crisis within days as deadly blazes continue to rage across Greece, France, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Turkey, TürkiyeStrong winds fueled multiple forest fires across Türkiye's southwestern provinces of Mugla and Antalya on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a state hospital and the closure of major highways, reported Xinhua.
Muğla province, Seydikemer district, Fethiye–Antalya highway, AntalyaAs Chadchart Sittipunt begins his second term as Bangkok governor, City Hall faces a challenge that demands bold action: tackling corruption in the approval process for high-rise buildings, particularly condominium projects that compromise...
Bangkok, ThailandThree youths, all in their early 20s, were allegedly lured to Pattaya in Thailand through what was advertised as a low-cost seven-day holiday package, held captive and tortured for five days while ransom calls were made to their families i...
Pattaya (Chonburi); Bangkok, ThailandLAMPANG - On the evening of July 29, police in Lampang, Thailand, arrested a 26-year-old man for stabbing a pub employee outside a local convenience store.
Mueang Lampang, Lampang Province (Suren Road / Lampang Municipality), ThailandPATTAYA- The mysterious disappearance of two Russian siblings in Thailand has sparked a massive, urgent police search.
Pattaya (Bang Lamung), Chonburi, ThailandTaiwan alleges forged export records helped restricted Nvidia AI servers reach China via third countries.
Keelung District (Taiwan), Taiwan, ChinaTaipei [Taiwan], July 29 (ANI): Nineteen people have been detained in China over their religious beliefs during the past three months, marking a 50 per cent increase compared with the preceding three-month period, according to Straits Exch...
China (various), Taiwan, ChinaBEIJING, Jul 29: China's first amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, expected to become one of Beijing's key assets in any potential action against Taiwan, is in the final phase of sea trials, with state media airing computer-created footage...
South China Sea, China (sea trials), Taiwan, China* © Police cantonale valaisanne Mardi, un accident de parapente s'est produit près du Foggenhorn, dans la vallée du Gredetschtal, sur le territoire de Naters.
Naters, Gredetschtal, Foggenhorn, Canton of ValaisThousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfold...
Ávila province, Towns near Madrid, Spain, FranceThe scorching heat and tropical nights are forecast to continue on Thursday, with regions in South Gyeongsang Province in the country's southeast likely to observe the heat index surge to the life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius o...
South Gyeongsang Province, Seoul, Gangneung, DaeguDi South African govment say dem dey work hard to improve di international perception of di kontri by making sure say dia citizens wey engage for unlawful anti-immigration activities face justice.
South AfricaSINGAPORE: Eight men aged between 36 and 70 were charged in court on July 29, 2026, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of outrage of modesty occurring across Singapore between June 2025 and June 2026, the Singapore Police Fo...
Marina Boulevard, Connaught Drive, Farrer Park Station Road, Raffles PlaceTwo Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.
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