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France had its hottest day since records began in 1947

Extreme conditions

France has hottest-ever day as 'unbearable' heatwave keeps scorching Europe

Amnesty International staged a protest outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels to protest against a meeting with a visiting Taliban delegation

Criticised visit

EU hosts Taliban officials for talks on migrant returns

Zelensky infuriated neighbouring Poland this month by naming a military unit after the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that took part in massacres against Poles in WWII.

Zelensky to skip key Ukraine conference in Poland over WWII row

Cate Blanchett has been a staunch proponent of protecting rights in the AI age

Hollywood powerhouses bring AI fight to Europe

Experts say an 'omega block' is behind Europe's latest heatwave.

What the science says

What is driving Europe's heatwave?

The Gulf has been hit hard by US-Israeli war with Iran

Solidarity with key allies

Marco Rubio in Gulf to reassure allies hit hard by Mideast war

A pedestrian shelters from the sun under a large umbrella while walking through Hyde Park in central London

Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave

The US Supreme Court will weigh state bans on the participation of transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports

US Supreme Court rules against man whose dreadlocks were cut off in prison

US businesswoman Michele Kang

Aiming for reconstruction

American Michele Kang agrees deal to buy French club Lyon

Regis Bonnin installed misting systems to cool his dairy cows

Race against time

French farmers suffer arid crops, heat-stricken animals

Women wait for a taxi in rainfall in Mumbai on June 23

India monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain than usual

Two years ago, Gen-Z protests marked a new era for Kenyan politics

Memorial protests planned

Kenya police violence victims say compensation promise a 'smokescreen'

Brazilian Special Police forces take part in an operation against the Comando Vermelho gang in the Santa Marta favela

Shootout traps tourists at Rio sunrise lookout

Former mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is seen as a shoe-in to succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister

'As easy as possible'

Starmer vows 'orderly' transition as Labour MPs mull bid to be PM

Depuis mai 2025, la vitesse était limitée à 70 km/h sur le viaduc de Beauregard à Thionville. Ce 23 juin 2026 marquera le retour aux limitations de vitesse qui étaient en place avant les travaux sous le double pont.

Speed limit raised

Thionville bridge returns to 90 km/h as maintenance works near end

The UN investigators determined Israel was targeting children in Gaza to attack 'the very capacity of the Palestinian people to exist'

'Reasonable grounds'

Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of children part of ongoing Gaza 'genocide': UN probe

D'Iwwerreschter vum Bankomat zu Nëttel.

German border region

Police seek witnesses after ATM blown up in Nittel

A square in Toulouse, southwest France, on Tuesday. Officials have issued extreme heat alerts for much of the country

Heating up in a bad way

Europe: the world's fastest-warming continent

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola, and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country

Strong opposition

Kenya halts US Ebola facility: health minister tells court

High-speed trains require precision engineering that can quickly be jeopardised by tracks and wires expanding in extreme heat

Built during cooler times

Why the heat is wreaking havoc on Europe's trains

The electronic version of the euro used in the 21-nation currency area would be available to use free of charge

Payment independence goal

EU bets on digital euro to cut US tech addiction

An elderly couple goes for a walk in the Rombergpark in Dortmund, western Germany on June 22, 2026

Abolishing early retirement

Germany eyes longer working lives in pension reform plan

New Labour Party MP Andy Burnham being sworn in at the House of Commons after his be-election win

Set to be next PM

UK and markets await Burnham's economic plans

The Dutch giant has seen beer sales decline

Building on 'strong foundations'

Heineken names new CEO after predecessor's shock departure

India is WhatsApp's largest market with over 500 million users

Fintech founder

India startup head Kunal Shah appointed as new WhatsApp boss

A pedestrian shelters from the sun under a large umbrella while walking through Hyde Park in central London

Extreme weather

More records set to fall as deadly Europe heatwave drags on

A dead Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at a laboratory in Brazil -- the insect that can spread dengue fever

1,000 daily admissions

Sri Lanka troops to battle deadly dengue mosquitoes as cases rise

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (C) next to Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on June 21, 2026 with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

At the start of a 60-day period

Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude

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