A living room in Mexico
Pedro Calderon is a conservationist and loves horse riding. He shows you his home on a ranch in Chihuahua in the north of Mexico.
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Mobile home park completely destroyed by Cache Fire in California
Clearlake (United States) (AFP) – Little is left of abandoned residences at Creekside Mobile Home Park after the Cache fire ripped through the Californian city of Clearlake. Authorities had gone door-to-door urging people to flee the quickly developing blaze, one of several fires ravaging the western state.
Taliban fighters pose for selfies at tourist spot near Kabul
Paghman (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Taliban fighters pose for selfies and take video at Paghman Hill Castle, a scenic site in northeast of Kabul days after taking power in Afghanistan. The Islamist hardliners are back in power after being ousted in a US-led invasion nearly 20 years ago.
Wildfires tear through eastern Bolivian forest
Chiquitania (Bolivia) (AFP) – Fires sweep through a forest in Chiquitania, a transition zone between the Amazon and the Gran Chaco lowlands in eastern Bolivia, where large blazes have already ravaged at least 200,000 hectares, according to reports from local authorities.
Putin says terrorists must be prevented from leaving Afghanistan
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warns against “terrorists” entering neighbouring countries from Afghanistan, including under the guise of refugees and calls on the global community to prevent the “collapse” of the country.
French nature reserves on a mission to save tortoises from wildfires
Les Mayons (France) (AFP) – Conservationists are trying to save the Hermann's tortoise from wildfires. This rare and protected species lives in the National Nature Reserve of the Maures Plain in the Var region of France.
Wildfires tear through eastern Bolivian forest
Chiquitania (Bolivia) (AFP) – Fires sweep through a forest in Chiquitania, a transition zone between the Amazon and the Gran Chaco lowlands in eastern Bolivia, where large blazes have already ravaged at least 200,000 hectares, according to reports from local authorities.
Taliban fighters pose for selfies at tourist spot near Kabul
Paghman (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Taliban fighters pose for selfies and take video at Paghman Hill Castle, a scenic site in northeast of Kabul days after taking power in Afghanistan. The Islamist hardliners are back in power after being ousted in a US-led invasion nearly 20 years ago.
Mobile home park completely destroyed by Cache Fire in California
Clearlake (United States) (AFP) – Little is left of abandoned residences at Creekside Mobile Home Park after the Cache fire ripped through the Californian city of Clearlake. Authorities had gone door-to-door urging people to flee the quickly developing blaze, one of several fires ravaging the western state. The last decade has seen a huge rise in the number of wildfires in the west of the United States. Climate change linked to the burning of fossil fuels has made the region dryer and hotter for longer, creating ideal conditions for the blazes to rage.
French nature reserves on a mission to save tortoises from wildfires
Les Mayons (France) (AFP) – Conservationists are trying to save the Hermann’s tortoise from wildfires. This rare and protected species lives in the National Nature Reserve of the Maures Plain in the Var region of France.
Car comes unhitched from RV and rolls into oncoming traffic lane
A bystander jumped into action when a Jeep came unhitched from the RV that was towing the car through an intersection. CNN affiliate KKTV reports.
James Clapper: Al-Qaeda will 'absolutely' return to Afghanistan
CNN national security analyst James Clapper says the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will create a home base for terrorist groups.
