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An emergency worker looks on during a wildfire in Almeria, Spain, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. @Plan_INFOCA via X/Handout via REUTERS
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- At least 11 people died attempting to flee a wildfire in southern Spain, and 19 were missing, with firefighters still battling to bring one of the country's deadliest blazes on record under control.
- After NATO leaders gathered a fractious summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition, indicating it was not just for show.
- Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain's next prime minister after an overwhelming show of support from Labour lawmakers left him all but certain to replace Keir Starmer.
- Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, further eroding a three-week-old ceasefire.
- A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan's southwest, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could be the region's most destructive storm in years.
- Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender.
- China's submarine-fired ballistic missile test into the southern Pacific on Monday gave its military leadership an opportunity to examine some of the most complex and sensitive operations of its evolving nuclear deterrent, analysts and diplomats say.
- FIFA's handling of two World Cup red-card cases came under renewed scrutiny after England defender Jarell Quansah got a two-match suspension while US striker Folarin Balogun avoided an immediate ban for a similar challenge.That has left former international referees unable to reconcile the two decisions.
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A drone used for Walmart deliveries in Ellenwood, Georgia, United States in this screengrab from video. REUTERS/Jayla Whitfield-Anderson
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Engineer Beth Flippo uprooted her family in 2021, trading New Jersey for the rambling fields of Ohio to run a pilot program delivering groceries via drone for Kroger. It lasted just eight months before both parties agreed to suspend it.
"We couldn't make any money," said Flippo, head of drone company Dexa.
Success would have meant placing workers around town to watch the drones, as US federal rules prohibited flying them outside human sight.
Such hurdles may soon be a thing of the past. Spurred by an executive order by Trump's administration in June 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new rules to speed the deployment of drones.
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Designer Elie Saab. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnie
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Designers sent sculptural silhouettes, shimmering gowns and intricate embroidery down the runways at Paris haute couture shows this week, with collections featuring dramatic pleats, feathered embellishments and nature-inspired motifs.
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