Spain wildfire near Almeria as rescue teams find badly burned British couple amid ongoing containment efforts
Emergency crews in southern Spain have rescued a British couple from a ravine after they were caught in the wildfire that has devastated Almeria province. The pair were found badly burned and semi-conscious near the village of Bedar in the early hours of Friday, according to local accounts of the operation. They were taken to hospital and are now in intensive care.The couple were discovered by Civil Guard officers searching for survivors in the worst-hit area, after hearing cries for help and climbing down a hillside to reach them. One rescuer said the team followed the sound and kept searching... [Continue Reading]
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Typhoon Bavi hits Zhejiang as evacuations rise to nearly 2 million
Typhoon Bavi made its first landfall in the coastal city of Yuhuan in Zhejiang at around 11:20 pm on Saturday, before striking again in Yueqing, in Wenzhou city, around midnight. The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to eastern China on Sunday morning, and officials described it as the strongest storm to hit mainland China this year. The latest reports show the system has caused widespread disruption across Zhejiang, Shanghai and Taiwan.Nearly 2 million people were evacuated ahead of Bavi's arrival, with most of the evacuations carried out in Zhejiang province. In Yueqing, more than 1,300 trees fell after... [Continue Reading]
Breakfast News Recap: US and Iran trade blows as China storm and Ukraine attacks deepen global strain
The biggest escalation came in the Gulf, where the United States carried out a third round of strikes on Iran after Iranian forces attacked a Cyprus flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, while the waterway remained closed. Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, then issued a written call for revenge after the burial of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sharpening fears of a wider confrontation. 🔗 🔗In Ukraine, Russian missile, drone and glide bomb strikes killed seven people and wounded dozens more, with the heaviest toll reported in Sumy as attacks continued across the country. The strikes underline the... [Continue Reading]
Typhoon Bavi makes second landfall in eastern China as evacuations rise
Typhoon Bavi has made a second landfall in eastern China after first coming ashore in Taizhou and then in Wenzhou, with authorities moving nearly two million people from risk areas. The storm reached the coast on Saturday evening and around midnight local time, as it tracked across Zhejiang province and toward neighbouring Fujian. Although Bavi has weakened to a Category 1 typhoon, officials say it still poses a serious threat because of the amount of moisture in its rain bands.Authorities said more than 1.7 million people were evacuated in Zhejiang, with thousands more moved in nearby provinces as a precaution... [Continue Reading]
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Noontime News Recap: Trump escalates Iran warning as Kyiv hit, Spain wildfire eases and Asia braces for typhoon
President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his warning to Iran after reports of a fresh alleged assassination plot and chants for his death at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the United States could respond with massive military retaliation. 🔗 He later posted that missiles were “locked and loaded” and aimed at Iran, intensifying already high tensions between Washington and Tehran. 🔗New satellite imagery suggests Iran has started rebuilding the Taleghan 2 underground site inside the Parchin Military Complex after it was damaged in US strikes, a sign that work at sensitive nuclear related facilities is continuing... [Continue Reading]
Super Typhoon Bavi kills at least 15 in the Philippines as Taiwan braces for impact
Super Typhoon Bavi has killed at least 15 people in the Philippines and forced more than 2,000 people to leave their homes in Taiwan as it moves across the western Pacific. The storm was advancing toward Taiwan on Friday, with authorities warning that it could also affect remote southwest Japanese islands before later reaching China. In the Philippines, the deaths were linked to two landslides caused by heavy rain on the island of Mindanao.Authorities said six people were still missing in Mindanao after the landslides, which were triggered by rainfall intensified by the storm. In Taiwan, the city of Keelung... [Continue Reading]
China flooding worsens as Typhoon Maysak leaves people stranded on rooftops and triggers tornadoes
Typhoon Maysak has continued to drive severe flooding across southern and central China, with people reported stranded on rooftops in Nanning and surrounding areas in Guangxi. The storm is the first typhoon to make landfall in China in the 2026 season, and it has brought intense rainfall, swollen rivers and further disruption to already affected communities. In central China, the same weather system also helped produce two destructive tornadoes later on Monday evening.The Guangxi region received up to 280mm of rain in 12 hours, according to the supporting report, causing river levels to rise and dam walls to break. By... [Continue Reading]
Jackdaw boss warns UK faces winter gas shortage risk if North Sea field is not approved
The owner of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea has warned that the UK could face winter supply shortages unless the government approves production. Adura chief executive Neil McCulloch said the project is in its final stages and could be ready to supply gas from 1 October if approval is granted. He described the decision as "hyper critical" for energy security.McCulloch made the comments at the field, which lies about 150 miles east of Aberdeen. He said the UK has only about eight days of gas storage, leaving limited room to respond to a supply emergency. He added... [Continue Reading]
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Rescuers search for five missing after deadly landslide in Kerala, India
Rescuers in India's southern state of Kerala are searching for five people who remain missing after a deadly landslide. The incident has prompted an ongoing emergency response in the affected area, with teams continuing efforts to locate those unaccounted for. The landslide was described as deadly, but no further details on the number of confirmed fatalities were provided in the supplied material.The latest confirmed information says five people are missing, and that rescue operations are under way. The event was reported on 8 July 2026, placing it in the middle of the monsoon period when parts of Kerala are often... [Continue Reading]
Eight killed as landslide hits girls' school in Bangladesh refugee camp
Eight people have been killed after a landslide struck a girls' school inside a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, in south-eastern Bangladesh. The mudslide buried an Islamic study centre in the coastal city on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a rescue operation in difficult conditions. Officials said it is still unclear how many people were inside the school when the slope gave way.Rescuers pulled 13 people from the mud and debris, according to the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman. Eight of those rescued died, while the other five children were taken to hospital for treatment. A local district... [Continue Reading]
Rare tornadoes and severe thunderstorms kill at least 11 in China's Hubei province
At least 11 people have died after severe thunderstorms and rare tornadoes swept through central China's Hubei province, according to state media. The storms hit the neighbouring cities of Ezhou and Huanggang, where videos circulating online showed the force of the weather. Local authorities said thousands of buildings were damaged and more than 300 residents were injured.The weather struck on 7 July, with one student in Huanggang describing how he first thought it was "just an ordinary thunderstorm" before seeing "things started flying through the air" outside his dormitory window. He said many students were cut by flying glass, and... [Continue Reading]
Landslide in China's Gansu leaves 16 still buried as rescue continues
A landslide in the mountainous western province of Gansu has left 16 people still buried, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The disaster struck on Tuesday and initially trapped 33 people, 17 of whom have now been rescued. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue effort, as emergency teams continue searching the affected area.CCTV said the cause of the landslide remained unclear. The incident comes as the country is dealing with damaging thunderstorms and wider weather disruption across several regions. In a separate development, at least eight people were reported killed by thunderstorms in Hubei province on Monday night,... [Continue Reading]
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Typhoon Maysak floods breach reservoir wall in Nanning, killing at least two
A reservoir wall has broken in Nanning, in southern China, after rivers swelled following the passage of Typhoon Maysak. Floodwater rushed through parts of the city after the breach, according to officials. At least two people have been killed in flooding linked to the storm.The city's emergency flood control response has been raised to its highest level as authorities deal with the aftermath of the breach. The incident was reported on 7 July 2026, with the reservoir wall failure described as a direct result of rising water levels. Officials have not yet given a full account of the extent of... [Continue Reading]
Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on Rota as major damage is reported
Super Typhoon Bavi has made landfall on the US territorial island of Rota in the western Pacific, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands. Local officials said they had already received reports of major damage as the storm moved across the island. The weather service had warned that the system posed an imminent danger to life.Lou Rosario, a public information officer at the Rota Municipal Operations Center, said residents were experiencing heavy winds and flooding and that some people were already reporting major damage. He also said some cellphone services were down after a tower fell.... [Continue Reading]



