Day News Recap: Wildfires, Iran tensions and Europe security dominate a crowded day of news
France and Spain faced a worsening wildfire emergency, with more than 360,000 people evacuated across both countries as blazes spread through the southwest and into Gironde, south of Bordeaux. French officials ordered another 55,000 people to leave homes and holiday accommodation as firefighters tried to stop the fire reaching Bordeaux. 🔗 🔗In southwest France, crews were still battling the Gironde blaze as it burned through large areas and pushed evacuation numbers higher, while in County Tipperary the Slievenamon wildfire had reduced significantly, although firefighters were still tackling hotspots. In Scotland, residents of Nethy Bridge were allowed home after the Cairngorms... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 26 Jul 2026 18:24 LONDON
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Australian tribunal finds Israeli siblings may be owed protection over refusal to serve in Gaza war
An Australian tribunal has found that three Israeli siblings could be entitled to protection visas after concluding they may face persecution if returned to Israel and required to complete military conscription. The Administrative Review Tribunal accepted that the young adults held a genuine fear they would be forced to take part in conduct they believed would breach international humanitarian law in Gaza. The decision concerns a family that has lived in Australia for about a decade and whose protection claims were rejected before the appeal.According to the tribunal's findings, the siblings faced mandatory national service if sent back to Israel... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 Jul 2026 16:32 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
