French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the “worst fire in the history of the region”.
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Ten killed in Russian attack on drone exhibition near Kyiv
The event, attended by prominent members of the Ukrainian defence industry, was hit by ballistic missiles in the middle of the day. -
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be “entirely reversed.” -
Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in must-win Maine Senate race
Former state Senate President Troy Jackson officially became Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine Saturday, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party. -
U.S. military intentionally allowing some Iranian projectiles through defenses
Two senior U.S. officials tell NBC News that military commanders are allowing some Iranian missiles and attack drones to get through air defenses amid an effort to preserve the Pentagon’s shrinking supply of missiles to shoot them down. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports. -
Trump conditions a landmark nuclear agreement, and a unique critter goes viral: The news quiz
Ukraine makes a big wartime shake-up after protests, an AI model breaks free, and a box-office smash attracts angry critics. -
Syria bus crash kills at least 35
A crash between two passenger buses in a central-eastern desert region of Syria on Saturday killed at least 35 people, state media said.
News agency SANA, quoting a health ministry official, also said 30 others were injured in the “collision between two passenger buses on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road”.
The interior ministry said the crash was between “a bus carrying a number of internal security forces personnel and a civilian bus”, without specifying how many of the casualties were from its forces.
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Palestinians bury four killed in West Bank clash with Israeli settlers
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Tell on Saturday buried four men killed during a clash with Israeli settlers the previous day, local officials said.
Violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has surged since the Gaza war began with Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and the clash in Tell has already had political repercussions.
On Friday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that, following the deaths of two Israelis in the village, he would allow the establishment of more settlements in the region.
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Visiting UN chief urges respect for Syria’s sovereignty, international support
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an end to Israeli violations in Syria and urged international support for the country’s transition on his first visit under the new authorities following years of civil war.
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from a UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where they deployed in 2024 after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Unhappy Tottenham players should leave – De Zerbi
Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi says players who are not “proud and happy to stay” at the club should leave.