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The fires that erupted on Friday spread rapidly, nearly doubling in size overnight into Saturday. National police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, although the casualty has not yet been confirmed.
Wildfire activity has increased in British Columbia, with thousands evacuated from the Okanagan Valley, weeks after smoke from blazes in Ontario choked the East Coast.
NYTimes – World The fires that erupted on Friday spread rapidly, nearly doubling in size overnight into Saturday. National police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, although the casualty has not yet been confirmed.
NYTimes – World The fires that erupted on Friday spread rapidly, nearly doubling in size overnight into Saturday. National police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, although the casualty has not yet been confirmed.
One official said the blaze was ‘like a bomb going off’ as fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada with another 9,700 told to prepare to flee Nearly 22,000 people were under evacuation orders, and another 9,700 have been warned they should be prepared to flee their homes after a fast-moving wildfire prompted authorities in British Columbia to declare a state of emergency. The premier, David Eby, announce…
Sky News – World North Korea fired around 10–12 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, South Korea's defence ministry said. The launch comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas, with Seoul accusing Pyongyang of a landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers, an accusation North Korea denies. Pyongyang has recently stepped up weapons tests despite South Korea's offer of military talks.
NYTimes – World Spain has begun three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo. The crash, Spain's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year, occurred after one train struck another from behind, derailing carriages. Emergency services are searching wreckage and authorities have launched an official investigation; the transport minister suggested an 'inexplicable' traffic order preceded the crash.
A Russian drone strike hit Dnipro's main railway station in central Ukraine, killing at least 13 people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called the attack "horrific." One later report put the death toll at at least 14. The strike targeted passengers waiting on a crowded platform.
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