Canada's wildfires could continue into fall, says government
Canada is facing its second-worst wildfire season on record, with 7.8 million hectares already burned, and the fires could persist for weeks, accordin...
Strong winds have intensified wildfires in western Türkiye’s Izmir province for a second day, forcing evacuations as over 1,000 personnel work to contain the flames, officials said on Monday.
Wildfires continued to burn for a second consecutive day in
Türkiye’s western Izmir province, with blazes in the Kuyucak and Doğanbey areas spreading rapidly overnight due to winds reaching 40–50 km/h (25–30 mph), according to Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı.
Speaking from Izmir on Monday, Yumaklı confirmed the evacuation of four villages and two neighbourhoods as fire crews intensified efforts to contain the flames. Over 1,000 firefighters, supported by helicopters, fire-fighting aircraft, and ground vehicles, were deployed to battle the fires.
Local media aired dramatic images of smoke-covered hills, scorched trees, and emergency teams using tractors and aerial units to douse the flames.
Türkiye’s coastal and forested regions have increasingly suffered from destructive wildfires in recent years, a trend that experts attribute to the rising temperatures and prolonged droughts linked to climate change.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners soon, after a trilateral meeting was set up with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Canada is facing its second-worst wildfire season on record, with 7.8 million hectares already burned, and the fires could persist for weeks, according to federal officials.
A research team led by Tsinghua University has unveiled a groundbreaking method for making organs transparent, offering the most detailed view yet of the brain’s inner workings.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi today for a closely watched round of bilateral discussions with senior Indian leaders, including External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
In Bolivia's first-round presidential election, voters decisively rejected the leftist party that has ruled the country for most of the past two decades, signaling a shift toward more market-friendly policies to address the nation's economic struggles.
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