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Aufgrund der Trockenheit hat das Niedrigwasser am Rhein am Wochenende in Bonn und weiteren Orten neue Tiefststände erreicht. Mit nur noch 21 Zentimeter wurde Sonntagmittag in Düsseldorf der bisherige Rekordwert um vier Zentimenter unterschritten.

Due to climate change

Rhine reaches record lows at several German locations

Greece grapples with a succession of wildfires that have scorched thousands of hectares of forest, scrubland and farmland

Succession of massive wildfires

Greece wildfire expert says season 'one of the worst' in a decade

Pro-Kremlin commentator Xenia Fedorova is the former head of Russian state channel RT in France

'Pro-Kremlin propaganda'

French court rejects pro-Kremlin commentator's deportation appeal

Eine mutmaßlich unter Drogen stehende, nackte Frau hat in Nürnberg randaliert sowie Menschen angegriffen. Die 39-Jährige beschädigte unter anderem die Windschutzscheibe eines Auto sowie das Handy eines Busfahrers und schlug einem Mann gegen den Kopf.

Naked woman attacks passers-by and officers in Nuremberg

Survivors of the ferry recover in Indonesia's Surabaya, after many were rescued at sea

Survivors recall blasts before deadly Indonesian ferry fire

The unprecedented scenes in Ceuta triggered sharp tensions among the European Union's 27 member states

'Shared European responsibility'

EU chief urges 'united action' on borders after Ceuta migrant rush

Many victims worked on the shop floor at Harrods in London or were hired as assistants at his various businesses including the Ritz hotel in Paris

Late Harrods owner

Four Al-Fayed survivors told they were trafficking victims

A mother lies next to her measles-stricken child in a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital in Dhaka

Deadliest in decades

Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: aid groups

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued its first 'severe heatwave warning' for Seoul, with more roasting temperatures expected

New heat records

Seoul issues first 'severe heatwave warning' under new system

'Exemplary teamwork'

CGDIS shares first images of Luxembourg firefighters deployed in Gironde

A firefighter walks past burning trees during a battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019

Scorched millions of hectares

What Europe can learn from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026

Trump attorney general pick says has reached deal with senators after standoff

More than 200 people were aboard the ferry when it caught fire some six hours from Surabaya by sea

Five people died

Survivors recall blasts before deadly Indonesian ferry fire

Germany launches nationwide Speed Week with increased traffic controls

A Virgin Mary statue remains untouched in front of a burned out residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026.

Thousands of people evacuated

Wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane

Morning Roundup

Heatwave returns, EU emergency talks on Ceuta, and new national football season kicks off

Star broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones speaks to media in this fiel photo from 2017. Jones fronted court on Monday to face a raft of sexual assault accusations.

Former Wallabies coach

Star Australian broadcaster faces trial for sexual assault

Wassana Nak-umma (L) pledges to abstain from drinking alcohol for three months at the beginning of Buddhist Lent

Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent

Japan's Shiho Kuwaki celebrates winning the women's British Open

Japan's Kuwaki wins women's British Open to clinch first major title

Ariana Grande has withdrawn from a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Sunday in the Park with George' set to open in London in 2027

Amid health scrutiny

Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical, seeks to 'step back'

Scotland's Josh Kerr cruised to Commonwealth gold in men's one mile final

Slimmed down 10-sport model

Commonwealth Games faces uncertain future ahead of centenary edition

Consumption of whey protein has soared in the United States, thanks in large measure to high-protein diets made popular on social media

Popularised across social media

US dairy industry muscles up thanks to protein craze

Trump returned to Washington after a weekend at his golf course in New Jersey

Fresh diplomatic efforts

Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack

World number one Aryna Sabalenka is aiming to bounce back from Wimbledon disappointment as she launches her North American hard court season in Toronto

World number one

Sabalenka aims to bounce back in Toronto after Wimbledon disappointment

Both sides increasingly rely on drone warfare

Under control of paramilitary forces

Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35

Justin Greaves struck an unbeaten half century as West Indies made a steady start to the second Test against Pakistan

Greaves steadies West Indies in second Test against Pakistan

Spanish police and troops patrol the streets of Ceuta

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush, Spain says

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany talks to reporters on the opening day of the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal

Zverev says sanctions won't solve problem of bloated Masters events

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