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Indonesian authorities have arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and west Indonesia triggered choking haze. In this aerial photo relased by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, smoke billows as a wildfire razes through a peatland forest in Bulungan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Niño pattern and a prolonge

About 15 people may be missing after a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement Sunday. Remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek at the Grand Canyon National Park following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29, 2026 The floods hit the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area on Saturday, the service said, adding that it was working with Arizona authorities to evacuate people and account for

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has received a Guinness World Records certificate recognizing the world's largest parade of pickup trucks carrying durians, a highlight of its 2026 tourism festival. Durian-laden pickup trucks prepare to set off in Dak Lak Province on Aug. 16, 2026 Five hundred durian-laden trucks in the official convoy were positioned to form the words "Dak Lak" before setting off in numerical order on Sunday morning. The convoy traveled along Tran P

England fans in London struggled to swallow their side's World Cup semifinal defeat to Argentina on Wednesday, as angry supporters poured onto the streets, prompting a huge police response. Police escorted the individual to a vehicle, but supporters repeatedly blocked the van and chanted insults at Argentina captain Lionel Messi as officers worked to keep the crowd under control. At least one person received treatment from medical staff at the scene amid the disorder. England

Warren Buffett has said he decided to stop donating to the Gates Foundation, co-founded by fellow billionaire Bill Gates, because his three children are now ready to distribute his wealth. Businessman Warren Buffett "I tell the three children that it is theirs, and it’s their responsibility to get it done well," Buffett said in interview excerpts on CNBC on Wednesday. The comments were broadcast one day after the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman omitted the Gates Found

The third stage of the Tour ‌de France that will take place on Monday will be closed to the public due to risks posed by a forest fire raging in southwestern France, officials said on Sunday. This photograph shows a wildfire burning in the Aspres region forcing the evacuation of many villages, near Millas, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, southern France on July 5, 2026 The fire has ravaged more than 1,600 hectares (6.18 square miles) some 60 km (37 miles) from the fini

The groom wore a white tuxedo, the couple wrote their own vows and Stevie Nicks sang, according to guests at Friday's star-studded wedding of megastars Taylor Swift and ‌Travis Kelce in an intimate garden built for the occasion within New York City's Madison Square Garden arena. Screens display a message referencing singer Taylor Swift and National Football League (NFL) player Travis Kelce outside Madison Square Garden, the venue for their reported wedding celebrations, in Ne

Americans rank Las Vegas the ninth most livable city in the country, but by the metrics that measure livability, it sits 248th, the starkest gap between reputation and reality in a new ranking of all 393 U.S. metropolitan areas. Las Vegas city The 2026 America's Best Cities report, produced by Resonance Consultancy with survey data from Ipsos, scores every U.S. metro on three pillars: livability, lovability, and prosperity. It measures each pillar twice, once on roughly 50 ha

Record heat across Europe has disrupted transport and forced schools and tourist sites to close, with temperatures rising as much as 18 degrees Celsius (32.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above seasonal norms, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor. A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Authorities have not said how long the heatwave will last. Meteorologists linked it to an Omega block, a weather pattern

A fire at a building housing a library and coaching center for college students in India killed at least 14 people on June 22, officials said. Firefighters work to douse the fire at an institute for college students in Lucknow, June 22, 2026 The fire in Lucknow, the capital city of northern Uttar Pradesh state, started from the middle floor of the three-storey commercial building located in a residential area and soon spread to other levels. "Fourteen children from happy fami

Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday. Police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs in Sydney It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organized crime investigation force said in a statement. Police allege a Sydney-based organized crime group arranged for a foreign vessel to offload the cocaine in northern Queensland before moving i

Malaysian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips through the country's main airport, customs officials said on Friday, in a case worth nearly US$13 million. Malaysia's customs department officers show a pallet of server units containing advanced AI chips during a press conference on the department's seizure of 72 server units containing advanced AI chips at Sepang, Malaysia, June 26, 2026 A team raided Kuala Lumpur airport's free trade

Japanese drink maker Yakult's decision to replace its orange-flavored probiotic drink with a peach version in Singapore has drawn mixed reactions among local fans of the beverage. Starting in July, Yakult's orange-flavored drink will be discontinued in Singapore and replaced by a peach variant, marking the first change to its flavor lineup in the city-state since 1980, when it was launched in three flavors: orange, grape and green apple. Masaaki Sunami, managing director at Y

As Netflix looks to integrate generative AI to help subscribers navigate its vast library, the streaming giant faces renewed scrutiny over whether its recommendation engine is actually alienating audiences. Netflix is ​​testing new AI tools to help users find relevant content faster Netflix recently disclosed plans to deploy generative AI to help users locate relevant programming more quickly across its massive content catalog. However, the move has reignited a long-standing

A social media-famous dog in China went missing and was later sold to a dog meat restaurant for 180 yuan (US$25) and eaten, prompting its owner to seek legal action. Chinese travel influencer Guo and his border collie Chutou amassed 1.5 million followers on Chinese social media Chutou, an eight-year-old border collie known online for his intelligence, energy and gentle temperament, belonged to travel influencer Guo from Henan Province, the South China Morning Post reported. T

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday the head of the body responsible for his signature free school meals program, which has been blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims. Workers prepare meals to be distributed free for students, during the free nutritious meals program trial, at a pilot kitchen in Sukabumi, West Java province, Indonesia in 2024 The much-hyped billion-dollar scheme was the flagship policy of Prabowo's 2024 election campaign

Pokemon Center Singapore will reopen at Jewel Changi Airport on July 1 after the brand's first full-scale store revamp outside Japan, Pokemon Singapore said on May 29. Image of Durian Pikachu The reopening completes the first full-scale renovation of a Pokemon Center store anywhere outside Japan. The Jewel outlet, closed since April 1 for the overhaul, first opened in 2019 as the brand's first permanent store outside its home market and has spent seven years building a local

Instagram has stopped end-to-end encryption of messages, TikTok has ruled out E2EE entirely, and WhatsApp is facing a lawsuit over employees being able to read user messages. In May, U.S. company Meta removed end-to-end encryption on Instagram, citing a "too low activation rate. It had introduced E2EE as an opt-in feature in 2021, requiring users to dig deep into settings to enable it. In March, a TikTok spokesperson in the U.S. told U.K. state broadcaster BBC there were no p

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed on Saturday, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day earlier, but two remained missing. Lee Kian Lie, a Malaysian rescue diver, told AFP via Messenger that the four were freed after water was pumped out of the cavern. A video he took from the scene showed teams under a makeshift tent attending to four people lying on stretchers and covered with thermal blankets. "Importan

Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue. Meta's social media ecosystem includes Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Meta head of product Naomi Gleit announced the move in a video posted to Instagram, saying she was rolling out Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus and WhatsApp Plus globally, with more plans in the works for businesses, creators and a