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December 8, 2025 9:28 AM

Australian bushfires raze homes in two states; firefighter dies

An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of bushland north of Sydney, authorities said on Monday. Emergency crews rushed to bushl...

December 7, 2025 5:49 PM

Australia downgrades wildfire alerts in New South Wales state

Australian authorities on Sunday downgraded alerts for wildfires that have burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state, destroying properties and infrastructure. More than 60 wildfires were burning in New Sou...

December 7, 2025 4:05 PM

Eighteen die after migrant boat sinks off southern Greek island

Eighteen migrants drowned when their boat overturned 26 miles (40 km) south of the tiny southern Greek island of Chrysi, a coast guard official said on Saturday, while two were rescued from the sea. The boat was initially detected by a Turkish cargo...

December 7, 2025 4:00 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Greece, no reports of damage

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Greece on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of any damage. The quake was at a depth of 12.4 kilometers (7.71 miles) and was in Peloponnese, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The German Research...

December 7, 2025 6:12 PM

US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European offici...

December 7, 2025 3:53 PM

US signs $228 million deal with Rwanda for health in new aid model

The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year deal for the provision of $228 million for the health sector in the East African nation, the State Department said, the second such pact under the Trump administration's new approach to overseas ai...

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