France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan – Al Jazeera
- At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan Al Jazeera
- Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers and injuring 8 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Bus Plunges 70 Feet Into a Ravine in Pakistan, Killing 40 The New York Times
- 40 killed, 8 injured as passenger bus falls into ravine near Balochistan-KP border Dawn
- Pakistan: Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine, killing at least 32 BBC
Zohran Mamdani to deliver speech to mark US’s 250th birthday in New York
New York mayor’s remarks at city hall to come just hours before Trump is set to deliver address at Mount Rushmore
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, is expected to deliver a speech on Friday morning to mark America’s 250th birthday.
The address, scheduled to begin at 10am local time and streamed live, will be delivered from behind George Washington’s desk in New York city hall. Mamdani will be surrounded by recently naturalized citizens.
Continue reading...Salvaged steel and a slice of countryside: Caro sculptures on show in Oxfordshire fields
Visitors can get free peek at works by one of UK’s most significant 20th-century artists and one of his successors
Swifts screech overhead, hares lope along the grassy paths and butterflies flutter in the woodland fringe. There is an orchard; there are chickens, beehives. It seems simply a lovely, if conventional, slice of English countryside – until you happen upon striking sculptures fashioned out of chunks of reclaimed steel or machinery parts salvaged from factories, shipyards and farms.
The pieces are the stars of a show called Heavy Metal, which brings together work by one of the UK’s most significant 20th-century artists, Anthony Caro, and one of his successors, James Capper.
Continue reading...At least 32 dead after overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan
The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range.
Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing – NBC News
- Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing NBC News
- Watch Neil the Seal wreak havoc in Tasmania USA Today
- A 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for it The Guardian
- Tasmanians warned of ‘loving Neil to death’ as 1,000kg seal’s antics feed ‘double-edged sword’ of fame The Guardian
- Neil the seal's antics make him popular, but there's a big risk ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary
Exclusive: As well as citing personal reasons, Ridley says she is making way for a successor ‘to work alongside new leader’
Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, is to step down this autumn after two years in the job, she has announced to party staff.
Ridley, an ally of Keir Starmer who ran Labour’s field operations in the 2024 general win election, said in an internal email she would stand down after the party’s annual conference in September.
Continue reading...Ukrainian woman suspected of Monaco parcel bombing was ‘disguised as a man’
Suspect seen in Germany after attack apparently targeting tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev
The main suspect in a Monaco bomb attack this week that seriously injured a Ukraine-born business tycoon and two of his family members is a Ukrainian woman living in Germany who disguised herself as a man, authorities have said.
Interpol, the international police organisation, on Friday issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, aged 39, describing her as German-speaking with dark hair and a tattoo, possibly of a snake, on her right arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
Continue reading...Trump says U.S. maintaining current support levels for NATO would be “ridiculous” – CBS News
- Trump says U.S. maintaining current support levels for NATO would be "ridiculous" CBS News
- ‘Ridiculous’ for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit The Guardian
- Angsty in Ankara Foreign Policy
- Pay more for defence to get goodies from Trump, US tells Nato allies Financial Times
- Donald Trump Melts Down at Allies in Late-Night Takedown The Daily Beast
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers take over Palestinian’s dream home – Reuters
- In the West Bank, Israeli settlers take over Palestinian's dream home Reuters
- Colonizer Attacks Escalate Across West Bank Farmlands, Communities - IMEMC News
- Settlers Establish New Outpost Near Bedouin Community Adjacent to Khan al-Ahmar East of Jerusalem jordannews.jo
- Israeli settlers seized unfinished Palestinian home in Jalud Межа. Новини України.
- Settlers plow lands in Kafr Ni’ma, storm Burqa, and occupation forces set up checkpoints around Ramallah شبكة يافا الإخبارية
What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities? – Al Jazeera
- What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities? Al Jazeera
- China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law The New York Times
- McGovern, Smith, Khanna lead Bipartisan Group of 14 House Lawmakers Asking State Department to Condemn Chinese Government’s harmful “Ethnic Unity Law” Congressman Jim McGovern (.gov)
- Press Release: The World Uyghur Congress Joins Global Day of Action to Protest the Ethnic Unity Law World Uyghur Congress
- China tells its ethnic minorities to integrate or face consequences with sweeping new unity law CNN
At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands – Reuters
- At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands Reuters
- France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather BBC
- Deaths surged 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says AP News
- Weather tracker: Heatwave breaks June temperature records across Europe The Guardian
- June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe New Scientist
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 – AP News
- Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 AP News
- Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 NPR
- Taiwan’s leader pays tribute to Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee after his death South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong dissident Lam Wing-kee dies at 70 in Taipei Focus Taiwan
- Taiwan Obit Hong Kong Bookseller Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Oman walks a diplomatic tightrope over Strait of Hormuz fees, creating a ‘blind spot’ for markets – CNBC
- Oman walks a diplomatic tightrope over Strait of Hormuz fees, creating a ‘blind spot’ for markets CNBC
- Iran and Oman propose fee plan for Strait of Hormuz, sources say NBC News
- Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’ AP News
- Iran war updates: Tehran rejects third-party intervention for Hormuz Al Jazeera
- U.S. Dangles Rewards for Opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Isn’t Budging. WSJ
At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan
Bus lost control and fell into the rocky ravine near border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials say.
US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup
Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers say
The scorching heat blanketing much of the US this week would have been “virtually impossible” if not for the climate crisis, researchers have found, warning that the high temperatures could threaten Independence Day celebrations and World Cup matches this weekend.
“The climate the country has today is fundamentally different to the one it had when the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence,” said Theodore Keeping, extreme weather and wildfire researcher at Imperial College London, in a press release.
Continue reading...Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say
There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.
Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say – BBC
- Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say BBC
- Mourners in Damascus bury cafe blast victims as officials promise justice AP News
- Syria explosion updates: Bomb blast kills 5 people in Damascus Al Jazeera
- Blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, wounds 20, Syrian interior ministry says Reuters
- Türkiye condemns attack in Syria's capital as death toll hits 9 | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a trouble-making seal – NPR
- Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a trouble-making seal NPR
- A 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for it The Guardian
- Is Neil the seal lonely and poorly brought up or just a hooligan? SMH.com.au
- Viral 2,205-pound Neil the elephant seal returns to cause chaos USA Today
- Neil the seal's antics make him popular, but there's a big risk ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation