Aug 1, 2026
More than 20,000 people, including thousands of tourists, have been evacuated as intense wildfires spread through pine forests near Bordeaux in southwestern France. Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes amid extreme heat conditions.
A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower, the city's tallest building at 109 stories, causing damage and evacuations. The incident raises questions about how the plane could have flown into the heavily fortified Chinese capital.
Two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours, causing two carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, killing one person. The incident occurred overnight with the cause still under investigation.
A major fire swept through a hotel in New Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, killing at least 21 people, with 18 of the victims being foreign nationals. Dozens more were injured in one of the deadliest building fires in the Indian capital in recent years.
Two passenger trains collided head-on near Copenhagen, injuring at least 18 people with five in critical condition. The accident occurred at a level crossing north of Denmark's capital, prompting a massive emergency response.