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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
Firefighters have established containment lines around three wildfires near Spokane, Washington, but evacuation zones remain as hotter, drier weather threatens renewed fire activity.
Arkansas and Missouri confirmed involvement in a widening US cyclosporiasis investigation as federal officials continued tracking thousands of confirmed and suspected cases.
Authorities in Lahore suspended all 78 officers and staff at Ghaziabad police station after a woman alleged that an assistant sub-inspector raped her inside the station.
Iran says it and Oman have agreed geographic coordinates for a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but major security and political conditions remain unresolved.
German prosecutors opened an extremism and terrorism investigation after an airport worker found a drone carrying an explosive device in Leipzig’s cargo zone; passenger flights were not affected.
Russian strikes in and around Kyiv killed at least 14 people and injured 27 early on August 5, according to Ukrainian authorities, as casualty reports continued to develop.
Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched a $200 million initiative aimed at helping recover 100 species facing imminent extinction across 30 countries.
Guatemala raised its second-highest danger alert on August 4, 2026, after the Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash into the air and prompting evacuations from nearby villages.
