Wildfire in southern France kills one, resort in Spain evacuated

French firefighters engines parked on front of a wildfire near Fraissé-des-Corbières, southwestern France, on August 6, 2025. LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP French firefighters on Wednesday, August 6 battled to halt the spread... Read more »

Trump threatens new sanctions as Putin meets US envoy in Moscow

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff prior to their talks in Moscow on August 6, 2025. GAVRIIL... Read more »

Lake Chad residents caught between Boko Haram and rising waters

A flooded field near Kiskra, in the Lac province of Chad, on June 19, 2025. JORIS BOLOMEY René Magritte would likely have enjoyed painting this iron gate, which stands in the middle... Read more »

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits University of Utah to discuss Utah’s new fluoride ban and food additives legislation, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City. MELISSA MAJCHRZAK / AP... Read more »

Plastic pollution treaty talks open with ‘global crisis’ warning

The Ecuadorian Luis Vayas Valdivieso, chair of the International Negotiating Committee at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. SALVATORE DI NOLFI / AP The... Read more »

France-UK migrant returns deal to take effect

In this drone view, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way toward England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/REUTERS A “one-in, one-out” deal in which Britain... Read more »

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro

A demonstrator, wearing a mask depicting Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro, gestures in handcuffs during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazilian products, in front of the United States... Read more »

Grand Canyon fire rages, one month on; Massive central California fire threatens homes

This handout photo provided by the Southwest Area Incident Management Team shows smoke from the Dragon Bravo fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on July... Read more »

Texas Democrats stage walkout to block Trump-backed redistricting plan in high-stakes gamble

Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party office in Carol Stream, Illinois, August 3, 2025. MARK... Read more »

South Korea says it will remove loudspeakers on border with North

This handout photo taken on August 4, 2025, and provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry shows South Korean soldiers removing loudspeakers that were set up for propaganda broadcasts near the demilitarized... Read more »