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Updated as stories are publishedWhat the preliminary NTSB report found after a Ryanair window shattered
Broken engine parts shattered a window on Ryanair flight FR1879 shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, on 10 July, causing…
Floods devastate Assam villages and farmland after heavy rain
Floods have affected more than 1 million people across 2,690 villages in 25 districts of Assam, India, killing 101 people…
Thousands flee wildfires spreading across Europe
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate in Germany, France, Croatia and Greece as wildfires spread across western and…
Record-low Danube forces Cernavoda nuclear shutdown
Romania has shut down the last working reactor at its Cernavoda nuclear plant because drought has pushed the Danube to…
Four dead after unprecedented rain hits eastern Japan
At least four people died after torrential rain hit Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday night, while approximately 7,000…
Tanker salvage starts as Oman oil spill expands offshore
A salvage operation is under way to stabilise the Caroline Bezengi, the tanker leaking crude near Oman’s Hallaniyat archipelago. Ambrey,…
Taiwan simulates an internet blackout as China tensions grow
Taiwan simulated a coordinated internet attack for the first time during air-raid drills on Thursday, sharply reducing internet speeds across…
Poland says arrest prevented alleged attack on US citizen
Polish authorities arrested a Russian citizen on August 7 over an alleged plot to kill an American citizen of Ukrainian…
UK records its hottest day as Europe faces extreme heat
The United Kingdom recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, when temperatures reached 38.1C in west London, as…
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