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Police in Chile say they have captured a man convicted years ago of the kidnapping and murder of popular folk singer Victor Jara under military ruler Augusto Pinochet. Nelson Haase was one of a group of officers given jail terms for the killing, which took place just five days after …

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever. BBC News

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At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon’s most recent update on 25 July. Among those wounded, 417 are attributed to Operation Epic Fury, while 207 are attributed to “Overseas Operations”. The US and …

At least 10 people have died as extreme weather conditions, including a powerful typhoon and flash flooding, swept across many parts of China. Source link

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from Bordeaux’s surrounding region of Gironde, as France continues to fight against wildfires being stoked by an unprecedented “pyrocumulonimbus” or fire clouds. Scientists sometimes describe these clouds as a fire-generated thunderstorm because the fire itself provides the energy needed to build the …

Andrea Pirlo has said he is no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side following days of controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company. His appointment as Italy’s next head coach had not been confirmed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) yet was being treated as …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said critics of the World Cup were “consumed by hate”, accusing them of spreading “false rumours” and obsessing over “strange disciplinary rulings”. Source link

The price of oil sank more than 9% on Monday on hopes that a pause in attacks between US and Iran could help lead to a resolution to the conflict. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, dipped below $88 a barrel, marking a sharp turnaround from last week when …

Citizen Vigilante was cheered by many far-right activists on X, even as others slammed the movie, not only for its politics but for its thin plot, cheap-looking special effects and abundance of gore. After the publicity boost, Boll estimated that the film made about $600,000 from streaming, against a budget …

The discontent among India’s youth and the courage to voice it on the streets spread to other parts of the country. Somaya Korde was detained at home after urging people online to join a 20 July protest in Mumbai, but went on to attend multiple demonstrations in the days that …

Australian populist leader Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against a Muslim senator in a 2022 tweet by telling her to return to Pakistan, a court has said, upholding an earlier ruling. The One Nation party leader had appealed a 2024 ruling that she had breached the racial discrimination act when she …

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Around 77,000 hectares have been affected by the fires in Spain, minister for ecological transition, Sara Aagesen, said on Sunday. She added that the wildfire burning in the Ávila region is the largest in the country’s recent history. Among the residents evacuating surrounding areas is Olga Congacha, 50, who had …

Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentina’s president hit out at the Brazilian president, referring to him as a “thief” and a “convict”. Javier Milei made the comments on Sunday at a rally in Sao Paulo to launch the presidential campaign of right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who …

Police said they received numerous calls after multi-storey scaffolding along Cheung Sha Wan Road collapsed in powerful winds on Saturday. No injuries have been reported. Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China on Sunday morning, lashing the region with strong winds and heavy rain and forcing Hong Kong airport to …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this autumn, despite the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, making threats to arrest him. Mamdani walked back that threat last week, acknowledging he lacked the legal power to arrest Netanyahu on a warrant …

Born in the northern state of Haryana, she grew up in Bhiwani, a city synonymous with Indian boxing and widely nicknamed the country’s ‘Mini Cuba’. Her great-grandfather Hawa Singh was one of Indian boxing’s early giants. A heavyweight, he won successive Asian Games gold medals in 1966 and 1970 and …

In the ornate baroque surroundings of the Mariinskii Palace in central Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy handed out honours to military medics and civilian health workers to mark their contribution to the nation’s war effort. Source link

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said evidence pointed to it being an “Islamist terror attack”. “We are dealing with a suspected perpetrator, who had previously drawn attention to himself through a high volume of criminal offences, radicalisation and affiliation with the Islamist scene,” Dobrindt said. …