Disaster
Spokane wildfires destroy over 700 structures as 64,000 flee fast-moving Washington blazes
The Spokane-area fires have scorched more than 8,000 acres since erupting on Saturday in and around suburbs on the northern fringe of the city, home to about 230,000 residents.
Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands
At least 34 miners killed in methane explosion at coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan
Deadly Jerusalem balcony collapse victim named as Barry Levitt
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney's western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate or warned they might receive evacuation orders.
New mobile simulator for IDF urban search and rescue
The ATLAS Simulator has already been used by the IDF including during the military’s war month in May when troops simulated a significant attack on the Kirya Military Headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near city of Oran, Algeria
According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 km (1.24 mi).
Afghanistan earthquake has killed at least 1,036 people - UNICEF
5 killed in tremors near epicenter of the previous quake.
Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month
Emnati struck on the southeastern side of the island, where another cyclone, Batsirai, killed scores of people three weeks ago. More than 30,000 people were evacuated ahead of Emnati's path.
UK woman arrested for calling Grenfell Tower fire a 'Jewish sacrifice'
A London woman has been jailed for 11 months for claiming the 2017 London Grenfell Tower fire was 'Jewish sacrifice.'
Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power
Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar and has killed at least 10 people, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph).
At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide
The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.
Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board
Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.
Distress signal prompts UN concern after Tonga volcanic eruption
Initial reports suggested no mass casualties on the main island of Togatapu, but two people were reported missing and the capital Nuku'alofa was badly damaged.
