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A man carries a fire extinguisher and speaks on the phone as a metalworking warehouse burns in Sever do Vouga, a town in northern Portugal that has been surrounded by forest fires, Monday. (Bruno Fonseca / Associated Press) Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for … Read more

Police in Beirut inspect a car after a pager inside it exploded on Tuesday. (Hussein Malla / Associated Press) At least eight people were killed and more than 2,700 others were wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday in what was thought to be a cyberattack targeting hundreds of electronic pagers, causing them to explode, officials said. … Read more

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept an attack from Lebanon over the Galilee region, near Kiryat Shmona, as seen from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday. (Leo Correa / Associated Press) Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to return to their homes is … Read more

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk prior to the start of a session at the European Parliament, on Tuesday in Strasbourg, France. (Jean-Francois Badias / Associated Press) European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team … Read more

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Donald Trump is a “danger to our country and the world” — just one day after a gunman was foiled in his bid shoot the former president. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee made the remark during an interview with MSNBC primetime host Rachel Maddow. “The late … Read more

Gisèle Pélicot, left, arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, on Sept. 5. (Lewis Joly / Associated Press) A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious in their bed. … Read more

Local residents wade through flooded water at a broken bridge, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Tuesday. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the … Read more

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.- As Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight spins near the coast of North Carolina on Monday, one coastal town has declared a state of emergency because of the flooding caused by the storm.  Officials in Carolina Beach urged residents to stay home as the town deals with the more than 18 inches of rain that has fallen since midnight. Videos from … Read more

Police drive in to the Mar-a-Lago estate of Republican presidential nominee and former President Trump, one day after an apparent assassination attempt, in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis … Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs carried guns “to intimidate and threaten” his victims and the witnesses of his abuse, according to a sex-trafficking indictment against the hip-hop mogul. The music producer “carried or brandished firearms to intimidate and threaten others, including victims of and witnesses to his abuse,” the court papers say. Combs also had his security … Read more