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Two arrested for arson while wildfires blaze in Greece

Fire department officials in Greece have arrested two men for allegedly deliberately setting fires, while hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires that have killed at least 21 people in the past week. One …

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Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

E-scooters and phones with lithium-ion batteries could pose a risk to emergency service workers and communities as Australia heads into what might be its worst bushfire season since the 2019-20 …

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Australian families have been allowed to take their babies home as they await DNA results

Two Australian families have been granted permission to depart from the hospital with their infants, while six others remain in a state of uncertainty following a surrogacy scandal that has …

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Japan says no radioactivity from Fukushima release

Japan’s environment ministry says tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water used to cool nuclear reactors. …

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Trump campaign reports raising $7 million after mugshot

For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth… more than $7 million. Trump’s campaign says he has raised $7.1 million since he was booked at the Fulton County Jail …

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Firefighters battling flare-ups and scattered outbreaks in Evros, Andros and Fthiotida

Firefighters continue to battle flare-ups on the fire fronts in Parnitha, Evros and Boeotia. According to the Fire Department, the picture is better and significantly improved with the most active …

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Greek wildfires spur anti-migrant sentiment

As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, asylum-seekers found themselves at the receiving end of several allegations they started fires, leading to an anti-migrant frenzy …

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Liberals retain Warrandyte in Victorian by-election

Charity manager Nicole Werner has claimed victory in the Victorian seat of Warrandyte, retaining the northeast Melbourne stronghold for the Liberal Party. Ms Werner was on track to secure more …

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British Museum director resigns after spate of thefts

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigned on Friday, admitting the museum did not act “as it should have” on warnings that items had gone missing. The museum in central London …

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Smoke from Greece fires spread to Malta and Italy

Smoke from the forest fires in Greece has now spread to other parts of the Mediterranean according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo meteorological service. The fires in Thrace …

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