Firefighters battle active wildfire in Psatha, Greece's Attica region, as latest blaze scorches an estimated 14,000 hectares; satellite monitoring detects repeated flare-ups.

Hungary extends highest-level heat alert until midnight Friday as a severe heatwave continues, straining the Paks nuclear plant near critical Danube water levels and fueling ~100 wildfires daily nationwide.

Hungarian authorities extended the country's highest-level, third-tier heat alert until midnight Friday as forecasts show a severe heatwave persisting across Hungary. The Paks nuclear plant's last operating turbine continued to function near critical Danube water levels, while firefighters responded to about 100 outdoor fires daily amid elevated wildfire risk.

Over 8,000 people remain in evacuation shelters in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture one week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake; death toll stands at 38, with about 150 shelters still open and 12,000 buildings damaged.

More than 8,000 people remain in evacuation shelters a week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture; the death toll stands at 38, around 150 shelters remain open, and an estimated 12,000 buildings were damaged.

Fire in MTA work train in New York City subway injures 14 people and causes passenger train delays, local media report Tuesday.

A fire broke out in a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) work train in New York's subway on Tuesday, injuring 14 people and causing passenger train delays, according to local media reports.

China's State Council forms team to investigate Chongqing mountain collapse that killed 51 on July 17. Ministry of Emergency Management to lead probe into cause and disaster response.

China's State Council on Tuesday announced the formation of an investigation team, led by the Ministry of Emergency Management, to probe a mountain collapse in Chongqing on July 17 that killed 51 people and displaced more than 1,100 residents.