Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s August 2025 was ‘least warm’ August in past five years
Sofia: Bulgaria’s August 2025 was the country’s least warm month of August for the past five years, the national meteorological...
Environment
Feature: In Portugal’s historic villages, flames test endurance and hope
Lisbon: Wildfires raging across central Portugal's Gardunha mountains have encircled several historic villages, forcing evacuations and leaving others under siege....
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urges UNSC to address Congo conflict’s root cause, ‘illegal exploitation’ of its natural resources
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan has called on the UN Security Council to address the root cause of the conflict in...
No party can control or change weather, says Shazia Marri
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Central Information Secretary of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Shazia Marri, has said that no political party...
Discontent grows as Bulgaria hit by new water supply crisis
Sofia: New official data suggests that around 260,000 Bulgarians are struggling with basic sanitary needs such as bathing, flushing the...
Wildfires burn over record one million hectares in EU
Lisbon: Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) in the European Union in 2025,...
PM receives solidarity letter from UK PM amid monsoon devastation
Celina Ali Islamabad: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday expressed deep condolences and solidarity with Prime Minister Muhammad...
In France, debate heats up over air conditioning
Paris: France's latest political controversy isn't about taxes, retirement or even cuts to summer vacation. It's about air conditioning. As...
Mild temperatures worry olive growers in central and northern Italy
Rome: Cooler temperatures and July rains in central and northern Italy have created ideal conditions for the spread of the...
China shares waste paper recycling solutions with Belt and Road partners
China Economic Net Beijing: The International Training Workshop on Waste Paper Recycling Technology, hosted by the International Cooperation Department of...
Could Hurricane Erin bring wet and windy weather to the UK?
London: Hurricane Erin will eventually track eastward in the North Atlantic towards the United Kingdom. But crucially it will weaken...
Portugal wildfires claim third victim: Authorities
Lisbon: A man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country’s civil protection service said...
Malaysian FM condoles loss of lives in northern Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Monday received a call from Malaysian Foreign Minister, Dato...
UK’s BRAVE Programme transforms flood-hit school in Badin into a safe haven for learning and shelter
Islamabad: In the aftermath of the devastating 2024 floods that swept away homes and halted education across Badin, Government Girls...
Bulgaria uses satellite fire surveillance to support wildfire response
Sofia: European News Room (enr) has reported that Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior is monitoring national wildfire conditions using the European...
England enters fourth heatwave as temperatures reach 33C
London: England has entered its fourth heatwave of the summer, with a number of places seeing temperatures higher than 30C...
Henan’s green factories exceed 1,000 as 2025 provincial list unveiled
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: The 2025 list of provincial-level green manufacturing entitieshas been released, according to the Department of Industry and...
‘The ocean is spitting our rubbish back’: Italy’s museum of plastic pollution
Rome: Enzo Suma, a naturalist guide, has always picked up rubbish during his walks along Carovigno beach, a stretch of...
France still battling largest wildfire in 75 years
Paris: France's largest wildfire for 75 years, which has burned through an area larger than Paris, has slowed overnight but...
One dead and thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads in France
Paris: An elderly woman has died and another person is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern...
UK: More than 43,000 homes lose power as Storm Floris brings gusts of up to 82 mph
London: Winds from Storm Floris, which have brought gusts of up to 82mph, have now peaked in almost all parts...
Sunny skies with isolated storms expected across Bulgaria
Sofia: Expect predominantly sunny weather across the country on Tuesday. In the afternoon, isolated showers and thunderstorms are likely in...
Lisbon-based Bling Energy secures €15 million to accelerate the energy transition in Portugal
Lisbon: Bling Energy, a Portuguese startup focused on the energy transition, has secured an initial investment of €15 million from...
Ten deaths reported from West Nile virus in Italy since the start of the year
Rome: A 93-year-old woman died in the Italian region of Lazio from the West Nile virus. This is the tenth...
UK: Amber warning issued ahead of Storm Floris
London: Weather warnings have been upgraded to amber for most of Scotland as Storm Floris bears down on the UK....
Sunny weekend ahead for Bulgaria, cooler start to next week
Sofia: The weather across Bulgaria will remain largely sunny and warm over the weekend, according to the National Institute of...
Portugal evacuates villages as wildfires injure 19, deploy 1,800 firefighters
Lisbon: Portuguese authorities evacuated residents from two villages as wildfires injured 19 people and threatened homes across three districts, involving...
UK’s online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says
London: Britain's online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on Friday,...
Storm Floris to bring ‘unseasonably disruptive’ rain and wind to UK
London: Storm Floris has been named by the Met Office and will hit the UK on Monday, bringing strong winds...
BISP set to champion climate resilience under visionary leadership of Senator Rubina Khalid
Celina Ali Islamabad: In a forward-looking move that underscores the evolving role of social protection in Pakistan, Chairperson of the...
