Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire
Climate change is driving up temperatures around the world, and Europe is the fastest warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.
This is causing increased summer heatwaves, greater pressure on Europe's water supply, and more intense wildfires.
The record-breaking temperatures across Europe this summer have led to major wildfires, most notably in Spain where at least 13 people have been killed.
And in the UK, firefighters have been battling to contain a "large-
US strikes first tanker with missiles as it enforces new blockade
Belma, which had previously been sanctioned by the US under a former name for links with Iran, entered the Gulf on Tuesday after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic.
It was reporting no cargo on board and last broadcast its location about 100km (63 miles) south-east of Kharg Island on Thursday.
Another crude oil tanker under US sanctions for links with Iran reversed course on Thursday, returning to Iranian waters in the Gulf of Oman, ship tracking
Protests in Ukraine's cities against Zelensky's removal of defence minister
Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
A crowd of people - mostly young - gathered in Kyiv, holding up signs reading "Hands off Fedorov" and "Stop sabotaging victory!" and chanting "Shame!".
Zelensky has not yet explained his decision, which is causing significant upset among commentators and the military as well as parts of civil society.
Fedorov, 35, was appointed only in January but has been credited with
Fraud crackdown on Ghana ID cards makes digital checks compulsory - photocopies banned
All businesses and other institutions in Ghana must now use a biometric app scanner to check national identity cards under new rules aimed at strengthening security and curbing fraud.
Until now many of them have just visually checked or photocopied the card for their records, which has made it possible for criminals to impersonate someone.
All Ghanaian citizens and foreign residents in the country must carry a plastic biometric national ID known as the "Ghana Card".
Introduced over the last decade, the Ghana Card has become central to daily life in the West
'Moment of joy' as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
The last patient being treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from hospital, leaving the country with no active confirmed cases of the deadly disease.
A 42-day countdown now begins before Uganda can officially be declared Ebola-free, as long as no new infections emerge.
The first case in this outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of the virus in Uganda was confirmed in May. The patient was a man who had travelled from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the outbreak's epicentre, for medical treatment.
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Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production
Wei did not give a timeline of when the new plants were likely to be built, saying only that it would depend on the "market situation". The new plants would add to the eight already being built or planned.
"We believe this investment will help to further foster the development of the US semiconductor ecosystem, strengthen the supply chain, and support an increasing number of high-tech, high-paying jobs in the United States," Wei said.
President Trump wants to boost US production of semiconductor chips
Moment US Navy jet stuns packed Florida beach with low flypast
Beachgoers have captured the moment a US Navy Blue Angels jet flew strikingly close to a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida at an air show on Wednesday.
Video shared on social media showed the moment the jet performed the flyby, sending beach umbrellas and other items flying as people cheered.
Officials from the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron said they're conducting a review after "an aircraft flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas", according to US media reports
Eleven people die in fire at Algerian foster care home
Eleven people have died in a fire at a foster care facility in Algiers, Algeria's capital city.
The country's civil protection department said 19 others were injured in the blaze, which firefighters began to tackle at 03:30 local time (04:30 GMT) on Thursday.
They were still attempting to extinguish the fire just over three hours later, when the authorities released an update on the situation.
Their statement did not specify the ages of those killed or injured.
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Pakistan resisting UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader
Ahmed, who came to the UK in the late 1960s, was one of nine men from Rochdale and Oldham found guilty of exploiting girls as young as 13 at two takeaway restaurants.
Andrabi said Ahmed's "heinous crimes demand serious introspection rather than the quest to search for extraneous causes".
He said: "The matter in question is entirely an internal matter of the United Kingdom.
"The individual concerned is a British national who spent his entire adult life in the UK and was duly
Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes
On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had "no reason" to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country.
He added that Iran's national security depended on maintaining what he described as "Iranian arrangements" in the Strait of Hormuz.
In the latest attacks, the US targeted command centres, air defence sites, and coastal surveillance facilities across Iran - including in