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Top stories IN Aug '26
- Record European heat drove wildfires in France and Greece alongside severe UK drought conditions.
- The National Drought Group declared 71.3% of England in drought, affecting 45 million people after the driest July on record.
- The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general 50–49, installing Donald Trump's former personal lawyer atop the Justice Department.
