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Europe wildfires: latest developments
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (312+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 22:48 PARIS (FRANCE) - Two people died when fires broke out on a Greek island, and Belgium was tackling a record blaze in its east Sunday, as Europe faced wildfires spurred by high temperatures and tinder-dry conditions. A historically…...
Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (713+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 22:45 CAIRO - Hamas sources said on Sunday that they expected to meet in Egypt with US envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to push forward a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks after…...
Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (529+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 19:45 BAELEN (BELGIUM) - Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size since breaking out two days ago in a hard-to-access nature reserve. More than 250 firefighters and…...
Falling tree injures 4 Spaniards at Ayutthaya historical park
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (337+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 18:36 PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA - A large flame tree collapsed in the grounds of historical Wat Phra Si Sanphet temple on Sunday, injuring four Spanish tourists - one seriously. Emergency responders were called to Wat Phra Si Sanphet, part…...
'Wanted' Chinese fraudster arrested in Pattaya
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (193+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 16:31 PATTAYA - Police have arrested a 30-year-old Chinese man wanted by authorities in China for alleged fraud and money laundering, and he will be extradited to his homeland. The Central Investigation Bureau said police from the Crime Suppression…...
Mass drone attack on Moscow as Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (525+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 14:45 KYIV (UKRAINE) - Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow on Sunday as Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, officials on the two sides said. Amid…...
Police stakeout illegal racers with a roadside BBQ
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (324+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 15:46 SAMUT PRAKAN - Undercover police work often involves disguises, surveillance and patience. In Bang Phli on Saturday night, it also involved a moo krata grill. What looked like a casual roadside barbecue was actually a sting operation targeting…...
Ukrainian social media channels track incoming Russian missiles
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (693+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 12:45 KYIV - The chances of a missile attack on Kyiv that night were around 50 percent, according to the administrator of a social media channel monitoring Russian air raids. His channel, Aeris Rimor -- roughly derived from the Latin for…...
ONE Championship: Nico Carrillo rules out more kickboxing ‘side fights’ unless title is at stake
20+ hour ago (936+ words) Featherweight Muay Thai champion wants first defence before end of 2026 and another in Qatar next year PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 14:45 Nico Carrillo has ruled out taking any more kickboxing “side fights” in ONE Championship unless a world title is at stake,…...
Vast peat fire burning in major swamp forest
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (172+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 Aug 2026 at 14:38 NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A vast fire is still burning in the Phru Khuan Khreng peat swamp forest in this southern province, defying firefighters' efforts three days after it erupted. The Public Relations Office of Nakhon Si Thammarat…...