Uzbekistan and Jordan Agree on Uranium and Mineral Exploration
Uzbekistan and Jordan have signed agreements to cooperate in exploring uranium, copper, rare metals, and other critical mineral deposits....
Over 1,300 firefighters, supported by around a dozen water-dropping aircraft, were deployed on Tuesday to combat three major wildfires sweeping across central and northern Portugal. Following weeks of scorching temperatures, authorities placed much of the country on red alert for fire risk.
The most severe blaze has been burning since Monday in the Arouca region, roughly 300 km (185 miles) north of Lisbon. Emergency services evacuated several dozen residents and closed the popular Passadiços do Paiva hiking trail, a major tourist attraction.
“It’s heartbreaking to witness this again. We need help, we need air support,” said Rafael Soares, a resident of the village of Canelas, referencing a massive fire last September that scorched 6,000 hectares of forest nearby. He attributed the repeated fires to droughts intensified by climate change, which have left local forests extremely dry.
Farther north, a wildfire has been raging since Saturday in Peneda-Gerês National Park near the Spanish border, blanketing nearby villages in thick smoke and prompting authorities to issue stay-at-home warnings. Spain dispatched additional aircraft to assist with firefighting efforts in the region.
In Spain’s Castile and León region, three wildfires were active early Tuesday, the largest of which was near Ávila, approximately 100 km (62 miles) west of Madrid. Residents in the town of Mombeltrán were instructed to remain indoors due to heavy smoke.
While hot, dry summers are typical across the Mediterranean, rising global temperatures and increasingly severe heatwaves have fuelled more destructive wildfires in recent years.
Türkiye has also faced a surge in wildfires in recent weeks, with temperatures soaring and 10 firefighters losing their lives last week in Eskişehir province. In Greece, several villages were evacuated over the weekend, and at least five people were injured in separate blazes.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A U.S. citizen has been released from Kabul after a senior U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The Warsaw Security Forum is kicking off in Poland on Monday, bringing together defence ministers, security experts, and international policymakers to discuss pressing global security challenges.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but if its leaders were to trigger one, it could spiral into a conflict involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone sightings last week forced Denmark to shut several airports, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met in Warsaw on Monday (29 September) within the Weimar Triangle framework.
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