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Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest ever as deaths rise to 2,325
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people and become the country’s deadliest ever, with transmission expanding across six provinces and health authorities racing to contain a virus for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment currently exists.
Spanish F-18 shoots down suspected Russian drone over Romania as NATO Eastern Flank tensions escalate
A Spanish F-18 fighter operating under NATO air policing has destroyed a suspected Russian drone inside Romanian airspace, marking Romania’s fourth drone shootdown of 2026 and intensifying concerns over the Ukraine war spilling across NATO borders.
Polish pilgrim bus crash kills 12 in Hungary as driver fatigue becomes focus of M3 investigation
Twelve Polish pilgrims have died after their coach left Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes and overturned, with investigators examining whether the driver fell asleep as 47 survivors received hospital treatment.
Belgium’s largest wildfire on record burns 3,000 hectares as High Fens blaze threatens German border
Belgium is battling its largest recorded wildfire after the High Fens blaze burned about 3,000 hectares, forced hundreds to evacuate and pushed toward the German border as European aircraft joined the firefighting effort.
Indiana flooding kills six as White River breaks century-old records and hundreds flee homes
At least six people have died as historic flooding spreads across Indiana after days of severe Midwest storms, forcing hundreds from their homes, triggering water rescues and pushing sections of the White River beyond records dating to 1913.
Hurricane Lala bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island as airports close and 20 inches of rain threatens floods
Hurricane Lala strengthened to Category 1 intensity as it approached Hawaii’s Big Island, forcing Hilo and Kona airport closures and shutting commercial ports. Authorities are warning of hurricane-force winds, flash floods, landslides, dangerous surf and localized rainfall approaching 20 inches as the storm moves across the Hawaiian Islands.
Lake Kariba ferry death toll reaches 68 as 18 children die in Zimbabwe’s overloaded boat disaster
Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster has become substantially deadlier after rescuers recovered another 22 bodies, taking the confirmed toll to 68. Eighteen children are among the dead, while authorities are still trying to establish exactly how many people were aboard a government-operated vessel designed for only 90 passengers.
Indonesia hit by second magnitude 6.4 quake as Flores death toll reaches 47 after massive 7.7 disaster
Indonesia has been struck by another powerful earthquake, this time a deep magnitude 6.4 event in North Sumatra, as the death toll from the magnitude 7.7 Flores disaster rises to 47. Rescue teams are still struggling to reach some communities, while BMKG has recorded 235 aftershocks and says seismic activity around Flores could take weeks to subside.
Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon as fragile US peace framework faces its deadliest test
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 people and wounded 19 across southern Lebanon on August 15, including three children and two women in Ansar, as Israel and Hezbollah traded accusations and the US-mediated framework linking Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament came under its most serious pressure in weeks.
Taliban marks five years in power as 2.5 million Afghan girls remain shut out of secondary and higher education
The Taliban has celebrated five years since returning to power in Afghanistan with a Kabul parade outside the former US embassy, but the anniversary comes as millions of girls remain excluded from education, humanitarian needs affect almost half the population and Russia remains the only country to have formally recognised the government.