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Spain battles record wildfires as PM calls for climate action

Spain is grappling with one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, with over 373,000 hectares of land scorched this year, surpassing the devastating losses of 2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that "difficult hours remain" in the fight against the flames, despite a slight drop......

Wildfires in Spain devastate 30,000 hectares in a single day but cooler weather aids efforts

Raging wildfires in western Spain have scorched an additional 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) in less than 24 hours, according to satellite data released Tuesday. The total area burned this year has now reached a staggering 373,000 hectares (922,000 acres), marking Spain’s worst fire season since......

Morocco sends additional humanitarian aid to Gaza amid worsening crisis

Morocco has announced the dispatch of an additional humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza, responding to the dire conditions facing Palestinians in the besieged enclave. Under the directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, who chairs the Al-Quds Committee, the initiative aims to alleviate the suffering......

Israel accused of orchestrating a "deliberate starvation campaign" in Gaza, says Amnesty International

Israel is conducting a "deliberate starvation campaign" in Gaza, according to Amnesty International, which released a statement on August 18 following interviews with 19 displaced Palestinians and medical staff treating malnourished children in the war-torn territory. The human rights organization......

Spain’s prime minister calls for a national pact to combat climate emergency

Spain is grappling with severe wildfires, fueled by a three-week heatwave, that have devastated its northwestern and western regions. The worst-hit areas—Galicia, Castile and León, Asturias, and Extremadura—have called for military assistance to contain the blazes. Over 70,000 hectares......

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington following US-Russia talks on Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC, on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump. The visit comes on the heels of high-stakes negotiations in Alaska between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling a renewed diplomatic push to address the Ukraine conflict. President......

Málaga halts new tourist flat licences for three years to curb housing crisis

The southern Spanish city of Málaga has officially suspended the issuance of new tourist accommodation licences for three years, marking its latest effort to regulate the booming short-term rental market. The decision comes amid growing concerns over the impact of such rentals on affordable housing......

Cholera outbreak claims 40 lives in Sudan as conflict worsens

Sudan is enduring its deadliest cholera outbreak in years, with at least 40 fatalities reported in the war-torn Darfur region over the past week, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The crisis is compounding the devastation caused by more than two years of armed conflict between the Sudanese......

Lebanon power outages: EDL blames ‘technical factors beyond its control’

The state-owned utility Electricité du Liban (EDL) has responded to growing criticism over widespread power outages across Lebanon, attributing the crisis to long-standing technical challenges and uncontrollable factors that have affected the country's power infrastructure for years. In a......