Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country

Heat and humidity are stretching east from the Mississippi River valley, and some areas could see heat indices of 120F

The eastern half of the US is facing a significant heatwave, with more than 185 million people under warnings due to intense and widespread heat conditions on Monday.

The south-east is likely to endure the most dangerous temperatures as the extreme heat spread across the region on Monday, spanning from the Carolinas through Florida. In these areas, heat index values (how hot it feels once humidity is accounted for) are forecast to range between 105 and 113F (40.5 to 45C).

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Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza – DW

  1. Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza  DW
  2. Germany updates: Airdrops to Gaza to start this week — Merz  DW
  3. Germany's Merz announces Gaza aid airlift, mulls upping ante on Israel  Reuters
  4. Merz Calls on Israel to Stop ‘Catastrophic’ Crisis in Gaza  Bloomberg.com
  5. Germany’s Merz says Berlin holding off on any measures against Israel  The Times of Israel
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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide – The New York Times

  1. In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide  The New York Times
  2. Israeli human rights group: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. How We at Physicians for Human Rights Israel Decided That the Gaza War Is a Genocide  Haaretz
  4. Gaza: In the face of horror, we cannot look away  Vatican News
  5. Rights groups are first in Israel to accuse government of genocide  The Washington Post
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Celebrity Buddhist monk accused of embezzlement and adultery – The Washington Post

  1. Celebrity Buddhist monk accused of embezzlement and adultery  The Washington Post
  2. Shaolin Temple: Abbot Shi Yongxin under criminal investigation in China  BBC
  3. Shaolin ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Is Accused of Embezzlement and Affairs With Women  The New York Times
  4. Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation  CNN
  5. China’s birth crisis subsidies, Shaolin head defrocked: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post
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Trump announces plan to lift Argentina visa restrictions in support of right-wing Milei – NBC News

  1. Trump announces plan to lift Argentina visa restrictions in support of right-wing Milei  NBC News
  2. ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristie Noem dons favorite cowboy gear as she visits Argentina to work on new visa deal  The Independent
  3. Cowgirl Kristi Puts on Pony Show to Suck Up to Trump Wannabe  The Daily Beast
  4. U.S. to help Argentina reenter visa waiver program, DHS says  Reuters
  5. PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Noem Visits Argentina, Meets with President Milei and Other Argentinian Leaders  Homeland Security (.gov)
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Russia makes surprising move to strengthen alliance as it ‘prepares to invade new country’ – UNILAD

  1. Russia makes surprising move to strengthen alliance as it 'prepares to invade new country'  UNILAD
  2. Direct commercial flights between Russia and North Korea begin amid closer ties  CBS News
  3. Moscow starts direct flights to North Korea amid decline in options for Russian tourists  The Guardian
  4. Russia starts first Moscow-Pyongyang passenger flights in decades  Reuters
  5. A Russian airline that used to ferry passengers to Europe is now flying to North Korea instead  Business Insider
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Trump cuts deadline for Putin to reach Ukraine peace deal to ‘10 or 12 days’

US president expresses frustration with Putin after meeting with UK PM amid pressure on Russia for ceasefire

Donald Trump’s timeline for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine has sped up, the president said while visiting Nato ally Great Britain on Monday.

“I’m going to make a new deadline of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today,” Trump said in response to a question while sitting with the British prime minister, Keir Starmer. “There’s no reason in waiting. There’s no reason in waiting. It’s 50 days. I want to be generous, but we just don’t see any progress being made.”

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Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood

Two countries open three-day conference at United Nations with goal as part of peaceful settlement to end war in Gaza

Saudi Arabia and France have opened a three-day conference at the United Nations with the goal of recognising Palestinian statehood as part of a peaceful settlement to end the war in Gaza.

The conference began on Monday, just days after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Paris would officially recognise the Palestinian government in September in an effort to reinvigorate peace talks around a two-state solution that have all but been written off since the deadly Hamas raid and ensuing Israeli military operation that began in 2023.

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Seventeen killed as gunmen attack bar in Ecuador – BBC

  1. Seventeen killed as gunmen attack bar in Ecuador  BBC
  2. At least 17 killed after gunmen storm small-town bar in Ecuador  Al Jazeera
  3. Ecuador investigates bar shooting that killed 17  Yahoo Home
  4. At least 9 people shot dead while playing pool at bar in Ecuador tourist city: "There may be more victims"  CBS News
  5. At least 14 civilians killed in Ecuador attacks: Police  Al Arabiya English
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