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As Super Typhoon Bavi approaches, residents in Taiwan, Japan and China have been stockpiling supplies.

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At least 12 people have died in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires, with many victims killed while trying to flee the flames by car or on foot in southern Almeria. Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, where authorities say the fire may have started after a power cable fell onto the road and ignited dry vegetation, as firefighters continue to battle the blaze amid extreme heat.

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Health officials say DR Congo is facing its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with nearly 1,800 confirmed cases and at least 600 deaths. In the epicentre of the crisis, children who have lost their parents to the virus are left to rebuild their lives while communities struggle to contain the disease.

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At least 11 people have died as wildfires spread across Spain, with firefighters battling flames from the south to the north of the country and evacuations underway in several areas. The blazes come amid a severe heatwave, with temperatures above 40°C recorded across Spain and strong winds making efforts to contain the fires more difficult.

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As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.

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The number of British companies controlled by overseas firms soared 35% in the years after the outbreak of Covid, as cheap valuations drove a dealmaking boom.

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Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’ Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said US envoy Steve Witkoff described Gaza’s entire population as “two million Nazis” during a private meeting last year. Speaking at a conference in Israel on Thursday, the far-right minister recounted a conversation held after Witkoff’s visited Gaza last August at the height of the Israeli genocide. Smotrich said: "When Witkoff was appointed, I sat with him and Ron Dermer [former Israeli ambassador to the US]." They showed Witkoff a propaganda video, after which the US envoy turned to Smotrich and reportedly said: "Bezalel, I will not let two million Nazis live next to your children on fences." Witkoff, a former property lawyer with no previous foreign policy or humanitarian experience, publicly presented the Gaza visit as an effort to “help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza”. At the time, Israel was deliberately starving residents by restricting food entering Gaza and driving much of its population towards famine. Smotrich also used the conference to call for permanent Israeli territorial expansion in Lebanon. "There is only one thing that hurts the enemy - land," said Smotrich. "Whoever messes with us will lose land for ever. A security zone needs to be created for years in Lebanon." Read more: Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’ Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, pictured in March (Saul Loeb/AFP)

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Smotrich: Steve Witkoff called Gaza Palestinians ‘two million Nazis’ Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 11:27 Trump’s envoy allegedly used dehumanising language after Gaza visit during Israel’s campaign of starvation and genocide Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, pictured in March (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said US envoy Steve Witkoff described Gaza’s entire population as “two million Nazis” during a private meeting last year. Speaking at a conference in Israel on Thursday, the far-right minister recounted a conversation held after Witkoff’s visited Gaza last August at the height of the Israeli genocide. Smotrich said: "When Witkoff was appointed, I sat with him and Ron Dermer [former Israeli ambassador to the US]." They showed Witkoff a propaganda video, after which the US envoy turned to Smotrich and reportedly said: "Bezalel, I will not let two million Nazis live next to your children on fences." Witkoff, a former property lawyer with no previous foreign policy or humanitarian experience, publicly presented the Gaza visit as an effort to “help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza”. At the time, Israel was deliberately starving residents by restricting food entering Gaza and driving much of its population towards famine. Smotrich also used the conference to call for permanent Israeli territorial expansion in Lebanon. "There is only one thing that hurts the enemy - land," said Smotrich. "Whoever messes with us will lose land for ever. A security zone needs to be created for years in Lebanon." In the same conference, speaking to the journalist Amit Segal, he said Israel would eventually have to annex Lebanese territory permanently. The rhetoric mirrors Smotrich’s repeated calls to expel and ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza and replace them with Jewish settlers. 'We must now do more': Andy Burnham apologises for Labour's response to Gaza Read More » Last December he said: "We cannot live with two million antisemitic Nazis who live off hatred of Israel ... That is why we need to encourage their emigration and settle Gaza." Months earlier, he said: "He [Trump] supports his own plan of removing the Gazans from Gaza, so our kids won't have to grow up within a spitting distance from two million Nazis who want to butcher, murder and rape." Middle East Eye has reported that the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office filed a secret application for an arrest warrant against Smotrich over crimes in the occupied West Bank. The proposed charges include forced displacement, population transfer, persecution and apartheid. MEE contacted the White House to ask whether Witkoff made the remarks. It had not responded by the time of publication. Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Officials in Uganda said prolonged dry conditions had caused widespread crop failures and severe food shortages, contributing to the deaths.

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Spain is battling a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, where at least 11 people had died by 10 July after flames swept through a semi-arid area near the Sierra de los Filabres.

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Eleven people were killed and 19 are missing after a wildfire tore through a Spanish village, with four victims who may have been British who were burned in their car, authorities said on Friday. Authorities said many of the victims may be foreign tourists visiting Bedar, a small village in Los Gallardos district, but that they were still confirming their identities. They described victims trying to flee the fast-moving blaze through difficult, forested terrain. About 400 firefighters and troops...

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Bodies found in cars as deadly Spain wildfire kills at least 12

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Andalusia's deadliest fire comes as heatwaves across Europe have left swaths of the continent highly vulnerable.

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Alarm over summer of blazes as third wave of extreme heat hits region

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Hong Kong will be “extremely hot” and hit by occasional showers as Typhoon Bavi moves across the seas east of Taiwan towards Guangdong on the weekend, with unstable offshore weather already disrupting a number of flights. The city’s Observatory said that as Bavi moved across Taiwan and then towards the vicinity spanning northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, its outer airstream would subside, resulting in “mainly fine and extremely hot weather” in Guangdong from Friday to Sunday. “High...

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Flights have been cancelled and airlines are offering refunds in at least 10 airports, as a weakened Typhoon Bavi nears China’s coast, where it is expected to land between Fuqing in Fujian province and Wenling in Zhejiang. Zhoushan airport said in a social media post that 14 flights to and from the island city in Zhejiang province, eastern China were cancelled for Friday. In Wenzhou, 17 inbound flights have been cancelled. Multiple airlines – including Air China, China Southern Airlines, China...

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Six people were injured in the blaze in Los Gallardos in the province of Almería.

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Six people died in a wildfire near Almeria in southern Spain late on Thursday, regional authorities said, with some victims found inside vehicles. The deaths occurred in the hamlet of Bedar, the Andalusian regional government said in a statement, as firefighters continued efforts to contain the blaze.

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Hong Kong’s luxury hotels have outpaced the city’s broader hospitality market since last year, with their room rates exceeding 2018 levels as demand recovers, according to a report by global property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). Citing official tourism figures, JLL said high-end properties were the only segment that returned to 2018’s average daily rates (ADRs) in 2025, hitting HK$2,169 (US$277) – an increase of 1 per cent from what they were charging before 2019 and during the Covid-19...

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The United Nations launched an appeal for roughly $300 million to assist survivors of Venezuela's earthquakes

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As Super Typhoon Bavi churns towards Taiwan and eastern mainland China, they offer a chilling timely reminder that the world needs to brace for impending disasters as the climate system nears a tipping point. For Benjamin Horton, the newly minted recipient of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Axford Medal – the most prestigious honour in Asian climate and earth science – the world has entered a period of volatility in which historical weather patterns are no longer a reliable guide to future...

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In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.

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It's not even Bastille Day yet, and France is already in the grip of its third heatwave of the season. Hospitals are under strain, wildfires are spreading, riverbeds are running dry, work and study are being disrupted—and there's even a shortage of ice. Many of you reacted strongly to our recent discussion on whether air conditioning is the answer. We'll briefly revisit that debate, but also look at the bigger picture: why is France still so unprepared for extreme heat?

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Bloomberg's Aaron Weinman joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." The energy-drink maker Celsius, the sneaker firm Skechers and other junk-rated companies are seizing on hot credit markets to secure better terms from lenders, sharply reducing the extra yield their loans offer compared to benchmark borrowing costs. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the “fastest growing” ever, African health authorities said on Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people. Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths. “This is the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the different viruses...

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Tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for nearly two weeks after a pair of deadly earthquakes struck the coast.

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Some predators which were housed in cages, including three lions, died

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Residents in Guangxi, southern China, clear mud and debris after deadly floods damaged homes and streets following heavy rainfall.

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A heatwave is driving unprecedented demand for Chinese air conditioners in Europe, just as Brussels seeks to narrow its record trade deficit with China through new restrictions. Observers said this exposed a glaring contradiction between public demand and political rhetoric, adding that the European Union was shifting blame for the trade deficit instead of addressing its own structural shortcomings. The record-breaking heatwave has disrupted transit infrastructure, triggered droughts and led to...