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Spain counts the cost of “nightmare” wildfire summer

Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter, Porto de Sanabria, north-western Spain Guy Hedgecoe A firefighter plane drops water on a recent wildfire José Antonio Bruña, a honey producer, is standing on a hillside…

Ukraine says three killed in ‘massive’ Russian aerial attack

At least three people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a “massive” overnight Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky says. He says regions across the…

What we know and don’t know

Mike Wendling and Shayan Sardarizadeh The BBC’s Nada Tawfik on the key takeaways from Tyler Robinson’s first court appearance The roommate of the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk…

Delays after airport check-in system hit

Maia Davies and Joe Tidycyber correspondent Watch: Sea of people seen at Brussels airport Heathrow is among several European airports hit by a cyber-attack affecting an electronic check-in and baggage…

How a man’s affair with his mother-in-law became a viral film

Koh EweSingapore and Riana IbrahimBBC Indonesian, Jakarta Netflix Norma is the tale of a scandalous affair between a woman’s husband and her mother For months, Indonesian movie audiences have been…

US vaccine panel no longer recommends Covid-19 jab to adults

Getty Images The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes recommendations on the use of vaccinations in the United States A key US vaccine advisory committee has voted to stop recommending…

Senator Ted Cruz says FCC acted like ‘mafioso’ on Jimmy Kimmel

US Senator Ted Cruz has accused the head of America’s broadcast regulator of acting like “a mafioso” in the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel – the sharpest attack yet…

Eight arrested for alleged electoral fraud

Reuters Malawians voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Tuesday Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results…

Portugal says it will recognise Palestinian state

Portugal says it will recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, making it the latest Western nation preparing to shift policy as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no sign…

Trump attaches $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers. Trump’s order…