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Croatia wildfire near Omiš injures residents and disrupts holiday travel

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Guatemala

Hundreds flee homes as Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption continues

Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after Central America's most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nightfall.

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Video shows damage after Naples earthquake injures 26

New footage shows the aftermath in Pozzuoli after Friday's magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Naples injured 26 people and damaged buildings in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area.

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Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes near Spokane, Washington

Wildfires in eastern Washington forced 5,000 home evacuations, destroyed about 600 buildings and continued to strain firefighting resources.

Turkey

Hundreds evacuated as fires sweep Turkey's western and southern coasts

Active fires in Antalya's Kaş district and Muğla province forced evacuations and highway closures as extreme heat fanned blazes across six provinces.

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Wildfire emergency near Madrid forces over 10,000 to flee as Spain sounds alarm

Civil Guard officers, firefighters and the Military Emergency Unit battle fierce wildfires near Madrid, with more than 10,000 people evacuated amid extreme heat.

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France: Massive blaze engulfs Cap Ferret forests as thousands evacuated

A fast-moving wildfire forced the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula after destroying dozens of homes, as 700 firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Jordan

US says it struck Iranian forces linked to Jordan attack

Iran says the latest US strikes killed at least 50 people and wounded 517. Washington said the attacks were retaliation for a strike on a US base in Jordan that killed two US service members, left one missing and injured four others.

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Spain battles major Aragon wildfire amid heatwave

Spain has deployed more than 400 firefighters and 19 aircraft to combat a fast-moving wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon after flames swept across around 7,600 hectares by 16 July.

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Canada: train crew escapes flames near Armstrong, Ontario

A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.

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Spain wildfire: Firefighters gain ground as Almería evacuees return home

Firefighters gained the upper hand on the deadly Almería wildfire after days of battling the flames, as the blaze that killed 12 people and burned 66 square kilometres began to ease, allowing some of the nearly 1,500 evacuees to return home.

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Israeli warnings trigger mass exodus from Lebanon’s historic Tyre

Thousands of residents fled Lebanon's southern city of Tyre on 9 June, with long queues of vehicles heading north after Israeli military warnings heightened fears of further air strikes and a wider regional escalation.

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Russia tells diplomats to leave Kyiv as it warns of more strikes

One day after one of Russia's worst attacks on Kyiv since its 2022 full-scale invasion, Moscow warns foreign residents and diplomats to leave Ukraine's capital, as it says it does not intend on slowing down its attacks.

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Fast-moving wildfire spreads through Southern California hills

A fast-moving brush fire in Simi Valley, Ventura County, has forced evacuations and damaged homes as it spreads across more than 180 acres in California.

Health news

Hantavirus outbreak latest: Spain confirms one new case

Spain confirms one new hantavirus case amongst evacuees as passengers remain under watch across Europe.

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Watch: Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife

Passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are being evacuated in Tenerife and transferred by bus to quarantine facilities and the airport.

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Cape Verde: three evacuated from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus

Netherlands authorities have coordinated the medical evacuation of three people from the MV Hondius, including one Dutch passenger and two crew members, a Dutch and a British national. The patients, suspected of having a hantavirus infection, are being transferred to specialised hospitals.

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