ヨーロッパ山火事拡大 フランスとスペインで30万人以上が避難
ヨーロッパでは、各地で山火事が発生して火が燃え広がっていて、フランスとスペインで合わせて30万人以上が避難する事態となっているほか、スペイン東部では1人が死亡しました。
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新潟 東北 北陸で大雨 関東など大気不安定 西日本危険な暑さに
前線の影響で、新潟県や東北、北陸では梅雨末期のような大雨となり、新潟県では浸水や冠水の被害が発生しています。厳重な警戒が必要です。関東や東海でも大気の状態が非常に不安定になって局地的に雨雲が発達していて、気象庁は低い土地の浸水などに警戒を呼びかけています。
Latest news bulletin | July 26th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 26th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Were the German courts too soft on Chinese members of drug rape network?
Minutes after a Berlin court sentenced a Chinese man to five years in prison for aiding and abetting aggravated rape and sexual coercion, two women who had sat through the trial hugged each other and cried. But the case left one of those women, named Kristina, balancing mixed emotions as she struggled to reconcile her desire to see the perpetrators punished and questions about what justice really ...
Restaurants slam dog-friendly licence policy over outdoor dining restrictions
Hong Kong restaurateurs have hit out at a scheme requiring permits to be dog-friendly venues, saying they had already been allowing pets in their outdoor seating areas but were now barred from doing so without the new licence. Businesses said they had been forced to turn away dog owners who were previously welcomed, even as the government promoted the scheme to make the city more pet-friendly and ...
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Trump revives old tropes as he pushes warnings of ‘communist menace’
President harks back to red scare of his childhood to attack US left – but will such language resonate beyond Maga base?Perhaps above all else, Donald Trump is a child of the cold war.Three months before the US president was born, Winston Churchill delivered a historic speech in Fulton, Missouri, that ushered in a generations-long existential struggle between western capitalism and Soviet communis...
Pedro Sánchez: "The scale of the disaster we are living through is very hard to accept"
The joint appearance by the unified command tackling the fires in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo and the prime minister underlined close cooperation. They urge the public to focus on prevention and act with caution.
France fire situation 'remains very unfavourable' says interior minister
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavourable"."Another difficult night on the wildfire front," Nunez said on X. A total of 2,500 firefighters, including a Swiss firefighting team, 1,500 military personnel and around 1,200 police have been deployed to battle the blazes in the southwestern department of Gironde, he said.
German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride attack: 1 dead and 16 injured
German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van rammingnear Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others.
Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sanchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain
Fires displace people on massive scale and trigger one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in FranceMore than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and SpainAs my colleagues note in this story, scientists say climate breakdown is triggering more frequent and more extreme weather events, evaporating soils and waterways, fuelling wildfires and leading to thousa...
Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank
Israel’s military said it detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday, a day after troops deployed across the territory following violence that left two Isrelisoldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead. Soldiers remained in the village of Tell, in the northern West Bank, where Friday's clashes were centered. Palestinians described searches that included ra...
France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus added to World Heritage List
World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece were among the sites added to the World Heritage List on Sunday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea reviewing dozens of nominations
Italy petrol tops €2.6: opposition and groups sound alarm, govt weighs variable fuel duty
Fuel costs are back in the spotlight: in Milan and on motorways prices exceed €2.60 a litre. Opposition parties and associations warn of hikes hitting families and firms, while the Meloni government drafts measures to stem the crisis.
Women's Football: Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco
The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) kicks off in Morocco on Sunday with qualification for the World Cup and a record two-million-dollar first prize on the line. A record 16-nation line-up -- up from 12 at the previous edition -- will compete with 10-time title-holders and defending champions Nigeria the team to beat.
新潟 東北 北陸で大雨 関東甲信も大気不安定 西日本危険な暑さ
前線の影響で、新潟県や東北、北陸では梅雨末期のような大雨となり、新潟県では冠水が発生しています。厳重な警戒が必要です。関東甲信でも大気の状態が非常に不安定になって局地的に雨雲が発達していて、気象庁は低い土地の浸水などに警戒を呼びかけています。
Hong Kong veterinary board pressed to improve service amid logjam of complaints
When Hongkonger Tara Fung brought her eight-month-old Munchkin cat, Yuen Yuen, to a clinic to get spayed in March 2025, she was told two hours later that her pet had died from an allergic reaction to a sedative. “Who would have thought she would go in and never come out … I never got to see her again,” she told the South China Morning Post. Fung pressed the clinic for explanations and surveillance...
Conservationists filled a 1.2km river channel, new Somerset wetland now attracts rare wildlife
A river restoration project in Somerset, UK, has shown major benefits within a year of completion. By reconnecting the River Aller with its floodplain, researchers found reduced flood peaks, cleaner water, higher groundwater levels and a sharp rise in wetland habitat. The restored landscape has also attracted more wildlife, including fish, birds and water voles.
Women's AFCON 2026: Tournament gets underway after months of delay
Originally scheduled for last spring, the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations finally kicks off this Sunday in Rabat, Morocco. Algeria take on Senegal in the opening match, while defending champions Nigeria begin their quest to retain the title as the tournament favourites.
'Sea cannibal' spreads across the Baltic, threatening native species
Resembling a jellyfish, glowing in the dark, and even eating its own young, the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is one of the strangest sea creatures and is spreading ever more aggressively throughout the Baltic Sea.
Tadej Pogacar joins the greats with fifth Tour de France title
Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the final stage ended in Paris.
Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary
PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10Andy Burnham has promised to disagree with Donald Trump if necessary, including in public, in his first big broadcast interview since becoming prime minister.Burnham’s comments came as Wes Streeting, the new defence secretary, said he did not believe the Trump administration was look...
The Cockroach Effect: Modi vs India’s Gen Z
Protests by India's Cockroach Janta Party suggest the young generation is becoming harder to intimidate and to silence.
大相撲名古屋場所 安青錦が優勝 ことし初場所以来3回目
大相撲名古屋場所は千秋楽の26日、関脇 安青錦が12勝3敗で並んだ大関 霧島、関脇 熱海富士との3人による優勝決定戦を制し、ことしの初場所以来、3場所ぶり3回目の優勝を果たしました。
‘Super’ El Nino: Africa facing mass migration, US$20 billion in damages
An impending ‘super’ El Nino is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion to US$20 billion of damage in affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) top climate expert said. Forecasters are warning that the El Nino weather pattern – which often drives severe droughts, flooding and storms in Africa – could turn into one of the s...
Wildfires keep southwest France on edge: Evacuations top 200,000
FRANCE 24 reporter Luke Shrago has more.
What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack
A police manhunt is underway after a suspect rammed a car into a crowd at a Pride event in the German capital on Saturday night.
茨城 鹿嶋 海水浴中の親子ら3人流される 56歳の父親死亡
26日朝、茨城県鹿嶋市で、海水浴に訪れていた親子ら3人が波に流され、このうち50代の父親が病院に運ばれましたが死亡が確認されました。一緒に流された息子と助けに向かった50代の男性も顔などにけがをして軽傷だということで、警察が当時の詳しい状況を調べています。
Thousands rally against Tunisia’s president five years after power grab
Thousands marched in Tunisia’s capital to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied.
Becoming the story: Injured journalists battle to leave Gaza for treatment
Gaza journalists injured or battling illness during the war are demanding urgent medical evacuation abroad.
Israel debate boils over in the United States
How far have US politics - and media - really shifted on the topic of Israel?