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Sub-Arctic Finland, Norway and Sweden -- a region dubbed Fennoscandia -- experienced a record three-week heatwave in July, with temperatures reaching 30C within the Arctic Circle

European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'

Former head coach of Japan's national football team Philippe Troussier thinks the squad can beat Brazil in the World Cup's round of 32

Potential surprise against Brazil

Japan's progress paying off at World Cup, says Troussier

Britain's King Charles III has become the first UK monarch to reveal how much he has paid in taxes

Public and private sources

How the British royal family is funded, and where the money goes

Two severe tropical storms are expected to converge over Japan, making forecasting their movements and strengths more difficult

Risks of flooding and landslides

Floods kill two in Taiwan as twin storms approach Japan

Air conditioning units are everywhere in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan

Amid rising temperatures

In the heat, Ivorians don't think twice about using aircon

Serena Williams trains at Wimbledon

Serena Williams to face Joint in Wimbledon return after four-year absence

Serena Williams trains at Wimbledon

American legend

Serena Williams to face Joint in Wimbledon return after four-year absence

Russia's Sofiia Ilteriakova competing at the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Beijing on June 21, 2026

Following ruling

Russia pulls team from gymnastics World Cup event over flag row

A ship identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese Navy vessel is seen near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on June 15, 2026

Near Scarborough Shoal

New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and King Felipe VI of Spain met at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City

World Cup diplomacy

Mexico's Sheinbaum and Spanish king use World Cup to mend diplomatic rift

Heatwave reaction

France's power utility pledges 80 mn euros to cool schools

Hundreds of LGBTQ fighters have joined the Ukrainian army

More support amid war

'Die together': Ukraine's LGBTQ soldiers fighting Russia -- and for their rights

Wole Soyinka Theatre at Ibadan University has become an emblematic venue for artistic training

'Costs remain a hurdle'

Wole Soyinka university theatre: a talent factory for Nigeria and beyond

Volunteers search for possible victims in a collapsed building following twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, some 40 km northeast of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.

'He is in there'

Venezuelan mother digs with bare hands for missing son

Europe is the fastest-warming continent and scientists say heatwaves are expected to occur earlier and later in the year beyond summer.

'Unpleasant and dangerous'

Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heatwave: scientists

Aibo dogs can perform tricks like waving and mimicking its owner

Sony discontinues Japan sales of robot puppy 'aibo'

"Very strong" verification is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure that it does not develop nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog chief said

'Intentions are not enough'

'Very strong' nuclear verification needed in Iran after war: IAEA head

Morning Roundup

Red alert extended, rising death toll in Venezuela, and attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz

Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu hopes his team's strong showing at the World Cup will inspire other Asian nations

'Now we are representing Asia'

Japan coach hopes World Cup success can inspire Asian rivals

Kamoa is said to be the largest copper deposit in Africa

Red rocks yield coveted minerals in DR Congo

A humidity meter used to monitor moisture levels at Durga Devi's house in New Delhi

No relief from high temperatures

'Unbearable': tracking heat in one of New Delhi's poorest areas

An aerial photograph taken on October 14, 2024 show a general view of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and of the Wimbledon Park Golf Course southwest London

'Save Wimbledon Park'

Court battle plays out over Wimbledon tennis expansion plan

'No regrets': Tunisia's French head coach Herve Renard

Frank assessment

Tunisia boss Renard has 'no regrets' despite World Cup flop

People look at a phone as they sit beside the Buddha Dordenma statue in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on August 25, 2018

Social debate erupts

Viral bullying videos test Bhutan's digital transition

Cargo ships along the Gulf of Oman on June 19

Iran ship strike escalates

Attack on ship in Hormuz leads UN to halt evacuation plan for trapped sailors

Gonzalo Plata is mobbed by his Ecuador team-mates after scoring the goal that booked the country a place in the World Cup last 32

'This team is incredible'

Better to qualify this way, says Ecuador World Cup hero Plata

Nicolas Pepe (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring one of his two goals for Ivory Coast in their win against Curacao on Thursday

'Delighted and proud'

Ivory Coast see 'no limits' after reaching World Cup knockouts for first time

People anxiously search lists of names of people admitted to the Domingo Luciani Hospital in Caracas, in the hopes of finding their relatives injured in the twin earthquakes for the name of victims of the twin earthquake admitted at the Domingo Luciani hospital, in Caracas, on June 25, 2026. The death toll from twin quakes, measured at magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, has risen to at least 188, with more than 1,520 others injured, top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez reported, while residents continue searching for missing relatives.

As death toll rises

Quake-hit Venezuela's hospitals care for children left alone

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