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World17 AUG

Ceuta's Beach Is Now a Garbage Camp — Doctors Warn of Cholera as 80 Makeshift Huts Cover the Sand and 8,000 Migrants Remain Three Weeks After the Crisis Began

Three weeks after Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared the Ceuta crisis under control.

World17 AUG

Once-in-200-Years Rainfall Kills One and Buries Apartment Building in Geoje, South Korea — 851mm in 3 Days, 838 Damage Reports Nationwide

Record-breaking torrential rain struck southeastern South Korea on August 17, 2026, with 851.1 millimeters falling on Geoje over three days.

World15 AUG

"Frightening Even to Watch" — One Dead, 7 in ICU, 2,000 Evacuated as Croatia's Omiš Wildfire Tears Through the Dalmatian Coast in Apocalyptic Scenes

A devastating wildfire swept through the Croatian coastal town of Omiš overnight on August 13–14, 2026.

World13 AUG

Two Weeks After Ceuta: The Crisis Sanchez Said Was Fixed — And the Intelligence Warnings He Ignored Before It Started

Two weeks after 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta in 48 hours, killing 67, looting shops and burning cars — the Spanish enclave is still not back to normal.

World12 AUG

Spain's First Total Solar Eclipse in 120 Years — 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds That Stopped Europe in Its Tracks

Europe's first total solar eclipse in 27 years swept across northern Spain on the evening of August 12, 2026.

World11 AUG

224 Dead, 86 Buildings Collapsed, National Disaster Declared — Colombia's Strongest 21st Century Earthquake Devastates Western Region

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake — the strongest recorded in Colombia in the 21st century — struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026, killing at least 224.

World31 JUL

Spain Loses Control of Ceuta — 60,000 Enter in Days, 34 Dead, Military Deployed, PM Flies In as Europe Demands Action

Spain has deployed its military to Ceuta after approximately 60,000 people — more than half the enclave's population — crossed from Morocco in just a few days.

World20 JUL

Arthur's Seat Is on Fire — Edinburgh's Most Iconic Landmark Burns for the Second Time in a Month as Scotland's Wildfire Crisis Reaches the Capital

A major wildfire broke out on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park on the evening of July 19, 2026.

World16 JUL

Blue Angels Fly So Low Over Pensacola Beach They Send Chairs and Umbrellas Flying — US Navy Opens Safety Review

A Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet flew so low over Pensacola Beach during "Breakfast with the Blues" on July 15, 2026.

World10 JUL

12 Killed, 19 Missing in Spain's Deadliest Wildfire — Victims Found Trapped in Cars Near Los Gallardos as 40°C Heatwave Fuels the Blaze

A fast-moving wildfire near Los Gallardos in Almería, southern Spain killed at least 12 people on July 9–10, 2026

World03 JUL

Happy 250th Birthday, America — How the Greatest Political Experiment in Human History Marks a Quarter Millennium

On July 4, 2026, the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a milestone known as the Semiquincentennial.

World29 JUN

Severe Flash Floods Hit Puebla, Mexico — Major Roads Turned Into Rivers, Buildings Destroyed, At Least 1 Dead

Severe flash floods struck Puebla, Mexico on June 28, 2026, after a powerful storm dumped massive amounts of rain in a very short period.