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You can smell the fire dozens of kilometres away, and its smoke has partly blocked out the sun: the huge wildfire north of Madrid has unnerved officials and evacuees alike.
July 22, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, with their campaign for accountability and reform following examination scandals getting a boost inside parliament from opposition lawmakers.
July 22, 2026
RECENT NEWS
In a slowly emptying village in northern Kazakhstan, wild grass engulfed the entrances of abandoned apartment blocks, as children's songs spilled into the street from the only building still occupied.
July 22, 2026
The head of Italy's football federation has confirmed he held discussions with legendary coach Pep Guardiola over the vacancy at the Italian national side but added he was "not sure that this will come about".
July 22, 2026
Austria opened a new police station in Adolf Hitler's former house on Wednesday, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.
July 22, 2026
Economy
Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in June, driven by lower fuel prices, official data showed Wednesday, in a boost to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's cost-of-living push.
July 22, 2026
RECENT NEWS
What began as online outrage over exam scandals has snowballed into protests against India's education system, posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.
July 22, 2026
Nature
Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with heatstroke alerts issued across almost the whole country.
July 22, 2026
RECENT NEWS
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for programmers on their own.
July 22, 2026
- Australia protests China's 'destabilising' missile test
- India opposition leader released after protest detention
- Sydney court dismisses defamation case against film star Rebel Wilson
- Australia cricket great Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving
- US tariffs on Brazil take effect as Trump readies fresh flurry
- US hits Iran, says war cost at $37.5 bn
- Death toll rises to 13 in Chile's severe storms
- Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above $92