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The ferocity of the fires in Turkey is quite something to behold.

The idyllic Caribbean islands are becoming increasingly strewn with plastic pollution caused by the industries that fund their economies, a study has found.

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystina Tsimanouskaya has received a humanitarian visa by Poland after refusing to board a Minsk-bound flight from Tokyo.

The president of Afghanistan has blamed the rapid withdrawal of western forces for an increase in Taliban offensives in parts of the country.

New Zealand's prime minister has taken a COVID-19 test after picking up a "seasonal sniffle" from her three-year-old daughter.

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games - but fell well short of a podium finish as she could not complete a lift.

Simone Biles, who has pulled out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics citing the need to protect her mental health, will compete in the balance beam final, USA Gymnastics has said.

British special forces are helping to investigate a suspected Iranian attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker in the Arabian Sea that left a UK national dead, Sky News understands.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has spoken out after her husband Raj Kundra's arrest, saying on social media "we don't deserve a media trial".

A US shot putter has been cleared by team officials after being accused of breaking Olympics rules by making a political gesture on the podium.