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Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T12:18:14+00:00

More than 180 minors among those detained, as firefighters tackle blazes across Europe amid record-breaking heatwaveAlmost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters in half a dozen European countries tackle ferocious blazes amid a record-breaking heatwave.With three out of five Europeans facing temperatures of at least 30C on Friday and about 150 million enduring 35C or more, France’s interior ministry said 474 people, including 183 minors, had been detained over wildfires in the country sinc

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La guerre sous cloche de l’administration Trump contre l’Iran, entre rétention d’informations, objectifs fluctuants et art de la dissimulation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-14T12:15:00+00:00

La presse américaine fait état de conditions de vie dégradées pour les marins à bord du porte-avions USS « Abraham-Lincoln », en mission depuis plus de huit mois. Pourtant, la Maison Blanche n’est guère encline à rendre des comptes sur le conflit déclenché contre Téhéran.

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US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler violence in Qusra

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-14T12:09:47+00:00

Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, described the settlers in Qusra as "Israeli terrorists" amid weeklong siege.

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Chieti, è morto il padre che aveva preso un pugno per difendere il figlio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-14T11:53:19+00:00

Diomede Barchiesi, 50 anni, era intervenuto sul lungomare di Fossacesia per proteggere il figlio diciottenne. Dopo il periodo di osservazione previsto dalla legge per la morte cerebrale, l’ospedale di Pescara ha dichiarato il decesso

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Operator boss insists UK trains are safe in heatwave after Lewes derailment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T11:52:10+00:00

Full investigation under way by authorities after incident on Thursday left two passengers with severe injuriesTwo people were seriously injured when a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday.The South East Coast ambulance service said two people had been taken to major trauma centres with severe injuries. Continue reading...

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Три наслідки Міндіч-гейту

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T11:45:00+00:00

Днями колишній голова "Укренерго", а нині підозрюваний у кримінальній справі Володимир Кудрицький видав патріотичний пост. Він розкритикував президента Володимира Зеленського та розповів, що в Україні...

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Digested week: Humid New York or London’s oven-blast heat? Tough one to call

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T11:44:58+00:00

Plus, heartbreakingly brilliant Cats: the Jellicle Ball, summer reads and Taylor Swift’s low-key weddingI’ve been in New York for two weeks, where the unthinkable has happened: even for a city accustomed to extremes, it is so hot, so humid, so reminiscent of Mobile, Alabama, or Mumbai, that all over the city, New Yorkers have been forced to break persona to talk about the weather. “Was it always like this?” (No.) “Can you believe this?” (No.) “Are you having a stroke?” (Possibly.) Continue reading...

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Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T11:39:58+00:00

Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast interview, where he also described the country as the “first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon”.His comments, made during an interview for Israel’s army radio, played into a common far-right Islamophobic trope about Britain’s small Muslim population. Continue reading...

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Nineteen people taken to hospital after West Midlands fire, as thousands evacuated in Croatia – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T11:37:07+00:00

A total of 54 people were treated by paramedics after Stourbridge fire as blazes continue across Europe amid extreme heatPeople taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands firesEngland has received just 4mm of rain so far in August, or 6% of the long-term average for the month, the Environment Agency said on Friday, as reported by PA.It follows the driest July on record for the country, when only 7mm of rain was measured, or 10% of the average. Continue reading...

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First Thing: Court files show how federal agents spied on anti-ICE protesters | Martin Belam

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T11:35:16+00:00

Undercover agents infiltrated meetings, private chats and local events. Plus Wile E Coyote returns to the big screenGood morning. The extent to which federal law enforcement targeted political opponents and peaceful organizers has been laid bare in newly disclosed court documents.Internal investigative files reveal that the Department of Homeland Security launched a sweeping surveillance operation against anti-ICE protesters, major labor unions and left-leaning advocacy groups – sending undercover agents to infiltrate community meetings and issuing administrative subpoenas to seize financial r

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