Japan struggles with devastating wildfires forcing evacuations, while global markets react to escalating trade tensions between China and the US. Read more...

A roundup of top news stories: a detective's unsolved case, a potential ban on leasehold flats, a BBC documentary controversy, and devastating forest fires in Japan. Read more...

Recent events include devastating fires in Japan, a deadly avalanche in India, and India's efforts to provide legal aid to a citizen executed in the UAE. Plus, a US senator credits Trump's policies for Honda's Indiana expansion. Read more...

Syrian Civil Defense extinguished forest fires in Latakia and Tartus. Public Security arrested individuals involved in an attack on Ministry of Defense personnel. The Ministry of Justice is inviting defected judges back. Read more...

The leader of the PKK calls for disarmament, potentially reshaping Turkey-Syria relations. Separately, Syria faces forest fires and violent clashes amid security operations. Read more...

A roundup of recent science news including a polar vortex affecting Poland, cave contamination in the Balearic Islands, Czech space probe advancements, Hunnic origins, forest fire research, and Gulf Stream studies. Read more...

Top finance ministers snub G20 meetings, highlighting global cooperation challenges. Meanwhile, Japan faces devastating forest fires and its PM embraces fashion. A girl is rescued in Brazil. Read more...