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European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
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.
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again
Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attackBoy...
Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
Refugee family reunions in limbo, despite Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of war-torn territoryThe Home Office is blocking the evacuation of dozens of women and...
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Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests
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Weather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop
Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hitExplainer: what is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in...
Uganda begins emergency food handouts after 19 die from hunger
Government move follows months of drought and crop failures in Karamoja, with 1.5m people facing malnutritionUganda has launched emergency food relief distribution after at least 19 deaths from hunger were...
Monday briefing: How the Cockroach protests have exposed the cracks in India’s government
In today’s newsletter: Across the country, a younger generation is turning private disillusionment into public defiance against a government that once felt untouchableGood morning. As flames engulfed parts of France...
India’s Cockroach Janta party protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi
Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rockedEven the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation of his education minister, India’s prime...