
Washington state wildfires trigger evacuations
State officials said wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have led to widespread evacuations and power outages.
SUNDAY, 02 AUGUST 2026, 14:50

State officials said wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have led to widespread evacuations and power outages.

The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford writes.

Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital roughly two weeks ago.

Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as they made their way through the city’s waterways.

The deadly blast took place in a venue near the centre of the city, but the cause is currently unclear.

Some 19 major Italian cities – including Rome, Milan and Naples – are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta “shocking”.

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil explains why Gianni Infantino has backed down on his controversial investment proposal.

More police departments are trying to invigorate unsolved murder or missing cases through the power of podcasts.

Three bodies have been recovered so far, with the search continuing for the remaining seven.

Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.

Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.

Ollanta Humala had been convicted of money laundering offences alongside his wife in 2025.

While the plan is progress, it was met with little enthusiasm by Palestinians let down by many years of collapsed agreements.

Israel and Hamas have yet to comment on the announcement.

The North African enclave’s leader said resources were being overwhelmed after so many people entered by sea from Morocco.

Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are also grappling with the effects of a series of prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall.

“It is clear you failed as a parent,” the judge told Colin Gray, who was found guilty earlier this year on charges stemming from the deadly 2024 school attack.

Video obtained by the BBC provides a firsthand look at the powerful storm system that ripped through parts of eastern Wisconsin on 27 July.

It is not the first time the constitution has been amended to allow Daniel Ortega, 80, to stay in power for longer.

The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km from the border with Ukraine during a Russian attack on the city of Lviv.