- EU countries face nearly €41bn in extra fossil fuel costs
- Nepal struggles to cope with devastating flash floods; hundreds missing
- Ukrainian drone strikes kill three and destroy Wildberries warehouse in Tambov
- Pierrefonds residents experience flooding again, raise concerns over infrastructure
- Senator Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP Senate runoff against Ralph Norman
- Meerkat family dies after tunnel collapse during heavy rain in Leicestershire
- Mini-tsunamis cause flooding at restaurants in San Antonio, Ibiza
- Belgium reports 306 salmonella cases linked to Laerco egg contamination
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Ukrainian drone strikes have resulted in at least three fatalities across Russia, with a significant fire destroying the Wildberries logistics centre in Tambov. Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov reported that approximately 100,000 square metres of the facility were engulfed in flames, injuring one individual.
Tourists in San Antonio, Ibiza, evacuated the beach as a mini-tsunami caused flooding, impacting waterfront restaurants and prompting concert cancellations.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks on Taiwan, describing it as “part of China,” have ignited debate regarding Malaysia’s non-aligned stance. His comments garnered approval from Beijing while Taiwan cautioned against potential impacts on investment confidence. Anwar subsequently called for enhanced defence measures in Sabah amid regional tensions.
Starbucks Korea has experienced a “very significant” decline in sales following backlash over its marketing campaign referencing the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin publicly apologised, emphasising accountability for the incident, as public calls for boycotts escalate in response to the controversy.
A Cessna collided with a paraglider over the Austrian Alps, causing minor injuries to the pilot, who safely deployed an emergency parachute during the incident.
A man sprayed an unknown substance at Ginza Six shopping centre in Tokyo, causing 20 people to fall ill as police investigate the incident.
French mother Marine Rousseau and her partner Marc Ballabriga face pre-trial detention in Portugal for allegedly abandoning their two young children in the woods.
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo sees at least 18 patients escape a hospital amid increasing attacks by grieving families seeking bodies.
An underground Russian resistance group, Black Spark, led by defector Igor Volobuev, calls for armed rebellion to remove Vladimir Putin from power.
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