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Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsAnadolu via Getty ImagesAcross Europe several countries have been battling wildfiresSpain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the blazes has risen to four.On Sunday, a firefighter died after an accident during firefighting efforts when his truck fell down a steep hill, the Castile and León regional government said.Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed “sadness” and “desolation” on X at the latest death.In neighbouring Portugal, where fires are also blazing, another firefighter was killed on Sunday in a “tragic” traffic accident, President Marcelo Rebelo…

United States President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high-stakes peace talks at the White House on Monday.After a summit in Alaska on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Trump suggested on Sunday that a peace agreement could come quickly if Zelenskyy cedes eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region to Russia. The summit had ended with no peace deal despite high hopes leading up to it.Zelenskyy will be joined in Washington, DC, by several European leaders who will be there to support Ukraine’s position and push for its direct involvement in any peace deal and for that deal…

My friend and I were passing by a car parked next to my street. We usually discuss Nigeria during our daily exercise and it is our wont to analyse trending events and developments, trying to highlight the problems and propose possible solutions. I always tell David: “It is very easy to point out Nigeria’s problems. Every Tom, Dick and Harry can do that. The hard part is proffering workable solutions from the position of knowledge, not emotions.” On Friday, the topic of our discussion was the recent aviation dramas: the one between Prince Wasiu Anifowose, the fuji maestro also known…

The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu.Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating Oval, built for the 2022 Winter Olympics.Events included traditional sports such as athletics and basketball as well as practical tasks such as medicine categorisation and cleaning.“I believe in the next 10 years or so, robots will be basically at the same level as humans,” 18-year-old spectator…

If I put a box on its side and cannot grasp the product to lift it from its box, then that’s the first strike. WIRED considers accessibility, and this means handles and wheels on heavier air purifiers. When I review a unit, I think about those with less upper body strength moving the appliances, and whether they’d be able to maneuver it around their home. I move air purifiers all around my apartment; I shouldn’t have to bend at the knees to adjust a purifier’s location.Photograph: Lisa Wood ShapiroI was able to move the 50-pound ProX using its hidden handles…

new video loaded: Passengers Stranded as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike ContinuestranscriptBacktranscriptPassengers Stranded as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike ContinuesPassengers on Canada’s largest airline waited to be rebooked or compensated for flight cancellations as the walkout disrupted travel across the country.“What do we want?” “Fair pay.” “Forced to fly, we won’t comply.” “Air Canada pays our junior flight attendants so little we had to open food banks in our union offices.” ♫ [O Canada] ♫ “They try to put us in another flight, but there is no surety.” “We’re left either stranded in Toronto or to rebook ourselves.” “I don’t…

Netflix has unveiled the key art and first-look images of its cast for House of Guinness. Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea and James Norton star in the new show from Peaky Blinders mastermind Steven Knight — airing Sept. 25 on the streamer — about one of Europe’s most enduring dynasties. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur (Boyle), Edward (Partridge), Anne (Fairn)…

Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing passengers after a boat accident in Sokoto state, the authorities have said.The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said the boat was carrying more than 50 people to a local market when it capsized in the River Goronyo on Sunday.A Sokoto official told the BBC that four people have been found alive. Nema said it was “intensifying efforts alongside local authorities to locate [those] still missing”.Boat accidents occur regularly in Nigeria due to overcrowding, poorly maintained boats and the failure to enforce safety regulations.In December 2024, 54 bodies were…

Leigh Boobyer & Jeremy SternBBC News, WiltshireBBCFaye Woodley says she has “no confidence” in planned NHS dentistry reformsA woman who says her teeth were destroyed by cancer treatment says dental care in the UK “feels like we’re going back to Victorian times”.Faye Woodley, who is unable to work because of chronic illness, said she was unable to afford the required treatment to fix her teeth, which would cost thousands of pounds at her practice.She said she had “no confidence” in planned NHS dentistry reforms and the current situation felt like a step back in time when “only the rich were…

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of the striker Arnaud Kalimuendo from Rennes for a fee of about £26m.Kalimuendo, who scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season, is the latest Forest addition after the arrivals of Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee, signed for £37m and £30m from Ipswich and Manchester City respectively at the weekend. Forest are also expected to sign Douglas Luiz, who is keen on a return to the Premier League from Juventus.The 23-year-old Kalimuendo, who started his career at Paris Saint-Germain, will provide Forest with welcome attacking depth. Igor Jesus, one of seven summer signings and…