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Five EU states target 2027 to open non-EU migrant 'return hubs'
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands agreed on concrete steps on Friday toward a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host facilities for migrants denied asylum, with officials aiming to sign agreements by year-end and begin transfers as early as 2027.
500 Engineers in a WhatsApp Group Guide Nepal's Search for 900 Missing Workers
An Aug. 26 flash flood in Nepal buried hydropower tunnels at six plants, leaving roughly 900 workers reported missing, according to CNA and The Japan Times.
Nairobi Airport Strike Enters Second Day, Kenya Airways Reports 6-Hour Delays
A go-slow strike by air traffic control and aviation workers at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which handled about nine million passengers last year, stretched into its second day on Monday.
Nepal-Tibet Floods: 160 Dead, Nearly 1,500 Missing After Glacier Collapse Mistaken for Quake
A chunk of glacier broke away at roughly 5,200 meters in the Himalayas on Wednesday, plunging about 1,200 meters onto the Lhende River and unleashing a flash flood that tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region, according to Al Jazeera and the Guardian.
Algeria Wildfires Kill 12, Injure 54 as 154 Fires Burn in a Day
Wildfires tore through Algeria's northeastern provinces, killing at least 12 people and injuring 54, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said Wednesday night, as civil protection teams battled 154 separate fire outbreaks nationwide in a single day.
Peru Quake Downgraded From 7.2 to 6.7, No Damage Reported
Peru's Geophysical Institute clocked Thursday's earthquake at magnitude 7.2 before the U.S.
First 20 of 1,200 US Deportees Arrive in Liberia Under New Deal
Twenty deportees landed at Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia on Thursday, the first arrivals under a new agreement in which Liberia will take in 1,200 migrants deported from the United States.
Magnitude-4.8 Quake Near Granada Injures Three, Shuts Alhambra Palace
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck 10km south of Granada near the town of Alhendín at 10:37 local time on Tuesday, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN).
Indonesia Quake Death Toll Revised From 54 to 68 as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Recorded
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) revised the death toll from last Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake from 54 to 68 late Monday, with more than 200 people injured, agency official Berton SP Panjaitan said.
Bald Range Fire Doubles in a Day, Forces 20,000 to Flee BC's Okanagan Valley
The Bald Range fire in British Columbia's Okanagan region has more than doubled in size since it was first spotted on Friday, growing to roughly 9,500 hectares (95 sq km) and forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate, according to the BC Wildfire Service via BBC and Al Jazeera.
Typhoon Dolphin's 216 Kph Gusts Injure Five, Cut Power to 14,000 in Okinawa
Typhoon Dolphin swept over Japan's Okinawa and Amami islands on Saturday with sustained winds of 162 kph and gusts up to 216 kph, according to Deutsche Welle.
Two Killed as Firefighting Helicopters Collide Battling Greece's Advancing Wildfire
Two Bell helicopters battling a wind-driven wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, collided in midair on Sunday, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground on camera.
5.5-Magnitude Quake Kills at Least 5 in Peru's Andes, Displaces 300
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Peru's central Andes at 9:24pm Saturday, its epicenter 2 kilometers west-southwest of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province and its focus 10 kilometers underground, according to the US Geological Survey.
Iran Shuts Hormuz, Strikes Five Gulf Nations After US Bombing
The U.S. and Iran exchanged missile and drone strikes after a vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, per NPR and CNBC.
Iran Strikes 'Unapproved Route' Vessel, Declares Hormuz Closed; US Hits Back Within Hours
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said it struck and halted a vessel that had "jeopardised maritime security" by switching off its tracking systems while travelling an unapproved route through the Strait of Hormuz, then declared the strait closed, according to an IRGC statement cited by the Guardian.
DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Reporters to Testify Before Grand Jury Over Air Force One Story
The US Justice Department subpoenaed several New York Times journalists on Friday, ordering them to testify before a federal grand jury, according to the Times' own account as cited by the Guardian, BBC and NPR.
