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Aug 2, 2026 - World

Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capitalTwo firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, killing the two-person crew of one of the aircraft, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western fringes were caught on video on Sunday downing one of the helicopters. Continue reading...

Aug 2, 2026 - World

Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While he said there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a weekend column to tell the big retailers that ministers were “watching closely” for any signs of profiteering. Continue reading...

Aug 2, 2026 - World

Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.

Aug 2, 2026 - World

Pakistan's Director General ISPR, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, also took a dig at Afghanistan over its ties with India.

Aug 2, 2026 - World

The avalanche struck on Thursday, cutting off contact with the international expedition led by Purja, a 43-year-old British-Nepali climber, on Broad Peak.