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Gaza

Militants fire 36 rockets into Israel

Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday claiming they were in response to 36 rockets fired by militants in Gaza

Portugal

Fire in Portugal's Algarve poisoning air quality

The wildfire still burning in southern Portugal has scorched almost 24,000 hectares and has caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in the region

Portugal

Spain and Portugal still burning

Firefighters are still trying to contain the spread of wildfires in Portugal and Spain after several days of extremely high temperatures

China

China U.s. trade dispute deepens

China announces 25 percent import duties on a range of U.S. imports and the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing deepens

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Venezuela

Maduro points finger at Colombia and the U.S.

Venezuela's President Maduro calls on Colombia and the U.S. to extradite those behind an alleged assassination attempt at the weekend

Australia

New South Wales drought worst in living memory

Agricultural output in Australia is predicted to fall as farmers in New South Wales struggle to cope with the worst drought in living memory

Greece

Relatives of Greece fire victims demand answers

Following last month's deadly wildfire in Greece relatives of the victims are demanding answers as to how the rescue operation went so wrong

Portugal

Fire warnings as near-record temperatures hit Europe

Firefighters in Portugal and Spain were on high alert over the weekend as the heatwave continued across Europe

Portugal

Wildfires threaten Portugal and Spain

Firefighter in Spain and Portugal continued to battle wildfires on Monday after the heatwave parched the landscape

Switzerland

Investigators try to find why Swiss plane crashed

Investigators do not yet know why a plane crashed in Switzerland on Saturday claiming the lives of all 20 people on board

Greece

Greek fire claims 90th victim

An 85-year-old man has died in hospital after being burned in last months fire in the coastal town of Mati in Greece, bringing the number of fatalities to 90

Nicaragua

Calls for Nicaraguan president to resign

Rival rallies have been held in Nicaragua after a recent wave of violence that has left hundreds dead

Israel

Critics say new nationality law will make Israel an apartheid state

Thousands of Israel's minority Druze community held a rally in Tel Aviv to protest against a new nationality law that they say will sideline non-Jewish Israelis

Portugal

Spain and Portugal struggle to cope with soaring temperatures

Over 700 firefighters are attempting to contain a wildfire in Portugal and a heatwave across Iberia shows little sign of cooling down

USA

Weinstein wants charges thrown out

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are seeking to have sexual assault charges thrown out over "warm" emails

Singapore

UN report claims North Korea nuclear programme still going on

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korean denuclearisation can be achieved as a UN report finds evidence of Pyongyang violating sanctions

USA

Manned space flights to resume from U.S. soil

The first flights to the International Space Station from the U.S. are due to take off in 2019 using commercially-funded craft built by SpaceX and Boeing

Gaza

Fatal clashes at Gaza protest

Violent clashes broke out between protesters and Israeli troops along the border with Gaza resulting in one death and over 200 injuries

Business

Apple beats Amazon and Microsoft to trillion dollar crown

Better than expected sales results have pushed up Apple shares to record highs and the company's valuation to a trillion dollars

Sweden

Summer sun melts mountain in Sweden

Sweden's highest summit has lost its crown after melting ice leaves it 20cm lower

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