Death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake exceeds 1,400 , rescue operations in remote mountainous areas

The death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake has exceeded 1,400, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said.

Climate change drives Britain toward hottest summer on record

Climate change is increasingly reshaping Britain's weather, with provisional data indicating that this summer is set to be the warmest on record for the country.

Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 hits Drake Passage, Chile on alert for tsunami

A strong earthquake struck the Drake Passage region on Thursday (local time), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which downgraded the intensity of the quake from magnitude 8 to 7.5.

Hurricane Erin restrengthens as it lashes Caribbean with rain

Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the eastern coast of the United States.

Flash floods kill more than 160 in Pakistan, dozens missing

At least 164 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Europe engulfed in flames

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