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Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires
Aug 2, 2026 - World 
Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capitalTwo firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, killing the two-person crew of one of the aircraft, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.Footage showed one of the helicopters losing control in the face of gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western fringes. Continue reading...
Trump frequently announces he's halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening
Aug 2, 2026 - World 
President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14
Aug 2, 2026 - World 
Officials say a suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others
2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
Aug 2, 2026 - World 
Greece’s fire department says the collision of two firefighting helicopters battling a major wildfire burning out of control west of Athens left two crew members dead, while another two were recovered alive
Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight
Aug 2, 2026 - World 
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said.
