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🇮🇱🇵🇸Nickolay Mladenov, director general of the Gaza Board of Peace, says Israel would not be required to withdraw from its current positions until weapons in each sector of Gaza are surrendered and rendered unusable. Under the plan, each sector must first be fully demilitarized, including heavy and light weapons, personal and police arms, production facilities, and tunnels. Only after verification would the IDF begin a phased withdrawal from that sector. Israel would retain the right to respond to imminent threats, with an American-led mechanism overseeing compliance. The sequencing puts verification of demilitarization ahead of any Israeli pullback. Does this approach change how the next phase of negotiations is likely to unfold?

Some rulings have drawn criticism, including prison terms handed to a homeless man and a person with severe autism for throwing cigarette butts. The high proportion of minors among those arrested continues to attract attention as authorities balance prevention, enforcement, and public safety.

Specific cases include a 23-year-old accused of starting 10 fires in the Var department. He faces up to 15 years in prison and a €150,000 fine if convicted. Another man received a three-year sentence for fires in the Vosges region.

Official figures show roughly nine in ten French wildfires are human-caused. Causes range from negligence, discarded cigarettes, tools, barbecues, to deliberate acts. More than 120,000 hectares have burned this season, the highest total since World War II.

🇫🇷 French authorities have arrested 420 people, including 166 minors, in connection with fires set during the country’s worst wildfire season since World War II. The scale of deliberate ignitions stands out amid an already extreme fire season, pointing to a significant human factor beyond weather and climate conditions. How do these arrest figures compare with previous major fire seasons in France?

Authorities routinely monitor the volcano and issue advisories when activity increases. The latest eruption underscores the ongoing need for preparedness in communities living near the mountain. Further updates on ashfall levels and any travel or health guidance will clarify the immediate impact.

Video from the scene shows a substantial plume rising from the crater and the subsequent spread of ash. Sakurajima is among Japan’s most frequently active volcanoes and sits close to a major urban centre.

Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan produced a large eruption on 8 August. Ash from the event fell across Kagoshima city and the surrounding area.

🇯🇵 A large eruption occurred at Sakurajima volcano in Japan on 8 August, sending ash across the city of Kagoshima. Video captured the plume rising from the volcano and the subsequent ashfall affecting the surrounding area. Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, and such events are closely monitored due to their impact on nearby communities. How extensive has the ashfall disruption been in Kagoshima so far?

Sites handling highly flammable materials require strict safety measures, this incident underlines how quickly conditions can deteriorate when those standards are tested.

Authorities have not yet determined the cause. Investigations are ongoing.

Emergency services dispatched two ambulances and an ambulance bus. Four of the injured were taken to hospital; one received treatment at the scene.

The blaze began around 7:20 a.m. local time at a facility manufacturing lighters and lighter fluid in Robat Karim County.

🇮🇷 fire at a production unit in the Nasirabad Industrial Park, southwest of Tehran, left at least one person dead and five others injured on Sunday.

🇵🇱 Beachgoers, locals, police and lifeguards in Stegna, Poland, formed long human chains across the sand and shallow water to search for a missing two-year-old child. The toddler was found safe and unharmed and reunited with the family after a rapid community response. Moments like this show how quickly strangers can organise when a child is at risk. Have you seen similar coordinated efforts succeed in other places?

Within moments, beachgoers, locals, lifeguards and police linked arms to form long human chains, known in Poland as a “łańcuch życia” (chain of life), and systematically searched the shoreline and shallow water.

The spontaneous coordination by hundreds of strangers remains a clear example of how quickly a community can organise when a child is missing.

The father had seen the red flag and taken his son up into the dunes to collect shells instead of entering the sea. Both were found safe and unharmed after a short search.

The pair had left their phones on the towels and said they were heading toward the water. Panic spread quickly among those nearby.

On 29 June a mother on the beach in Stegna, Poland, lost sight of her husband and their two-and-a-half-year-old son. A red flag was already flying because of rough conditions in the Baltic.