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One person reportedly killed as Algeria battles wildfires/in /by
Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday.
Canada: train crew escapes flames near Armstrong, Ontario/in /by
A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.
At least 11 dead in Algiers orphanage fire/in /by
A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.
Former Haitian president expected to testify in court on rare visit home/in /by
Local media are reporting Michel Martelly is expected to testify in investigations into the 2021 killing of another ex-president, Jovenel Moïse.
Toronto choked by wildfire smoke, records world’s worst air quality/in /by
A thick orange haze hung over Toronto on Wednesday 15 July as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario engulfed Canada's largest city, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world that morning, according to monitoring service IQAir.
Uganda set to discharge final Ebola patient/in /by
After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.
Argentina reaches World Cup final, jubilation in Buenos Aires and disappointment in the Falklands/in /by
Tens of thousands celebrate in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s 2-1 win over England sends them to the World Cup final against Spain.
French PM Lecornu arrives in Rabat for talks amid diplomatic reset/in /by
Another milestone for France-Morocco relations as French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu arrived in Rabat on Wednesday.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 12 people, Palestinian authorities say/in /by
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas.
Uganda opposition leader refuses court-appointed lawyers at treason trial/in /by
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye refused to accept the lawyers being forced upon him for his treason trial on Wednesday after his chosen advocates were arrested or barred from the country.