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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the world desk.
US President Donald Trump said planned strikes on Iran would be held back while a rapid agreement is pursued, after Saudi concerns and Iranian warnings raised fears of wider regional escalation.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after more than 50,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta and at least 67 died.
A shallow 4.7-magnitude earthquake near Naples injured at least 21 people, forced more than 250 from their homes and disrupted power, transport and ferry services on July 31.
South Australian authorities reported more than 80 dead or sick greater crested terns near Robe in a suspected H5N1 mass mortality event.
A US Marine Corps F-35B crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on July 31, 2026, and its pilot ejected before being taken to hospital in stable condition.
A US proposal would reduce Colorado River water use in Arizona, California and Nevada as reservoirs remain at historically low levels.
A US-backed proposal would phase Hamas disarmament alongside an Israeli withdrawal, with parties given 14 days to finalize a political transition framework for Gaza.
The death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Japan has risen to 34, with six other people reported seriously injured.
