France24 says Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm.
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Euronews says Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance has lost its absolute majority in the French National Assembly, just two months after he was re-elected as president.
Aljazeera says North Korea recorded 18,820 more cases of fever and no new deaths amid its first official COVID-19 outbreak, state media said on Monday, as authorities continue to insist infections in the impoverished country are being brought under control.
TRT World says Leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro has defeated millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia’s presidential vote, according to a live count on the Latin American country’s election authority website.
BBC Sport says England’s Matt Fitzpatrick was swamped by his family after superbly holding off the world’s best players to claim his first major title with a one-shot victory in the US Open at Brookline.
BBC News says Gatwick Airport is reducing the number of flights during the peak summer period due to staff shortages.
Sky News says Britain’s sweltering heatwave is set to peak on Friday with temperatures of up to 34C (93.2F).
France24 says Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.
Euronews says Ukraine should be given candidate status for European Union membership, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi affirmed on Thursday during a visit to Kyiv.
Arab News says Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinians and wounded eight others early Friday during a military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Aljazeera says Elon Musk was sued for $258bn on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency.
BBC Sport says England began their final preparations for Euro 2022 with victory over Belgium as Chloe Kelly impressed on her return to the international stage.
Sky News says Lord Geidt has resigned as the prime minister’s adviser on ministerial interests. “With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests,” the statement reads.
France24 says with 52.49 percent of voters choosing to stay away on Sunday, France recorded its highest-ever abstention rate in the first round of the legislative elections, surpassing the 2017 record by a full point.
Euronews says Europe remains at the “epicentre” of a global monkeypox outbreak, the World Health Organization’s European regional office said on Wednesday.
Arab News says Iran said on Wednesday it intended to conduct a test launch of its new solid-fueled rocket, despite a series of catastrophic failures and growing evidence that Israel may be sabotaging Tehran’s aerospace program.
Aljazeera says A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis.
TRT World says the US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, marking its biggest rate hike in 28 years.
BBC News says Brazilian police say a suspect has confessed to shooting missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
BBC News says the first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal rulings on Tuesday evening.
Sky News says A second man has been arrested following the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest.
Euronews says France’s highest court has heard an appeal by the city of Grenoble over a nationwide swimming pool ban on the “burkini” swimsuit.
Aljazeera says Moscow has banned dozens of British journalists, media representatives, and defence figures from entering the country, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Arab News says the White House and Saudi officials ended weeks of speculation by confirming that President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia on July 15 and 16 at the invitation of King Salman.
TRT World says former US president Donald Trump has decried the congressional probe into the riot by his supporters last year at the US Capitol as a “mockery of justice.”
