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Jun 25, 2026 - World

The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between May 16 and September 30 last year hit 3,832, an 87.6-per cent increase from the same period in 2024.

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alertEurope live – latest updatesThe UK and Switzerland both recorded the hottest-ever June temperatures on Thursday, while brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe.The UK’s new provisional high of 36.4C (97.5F), recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset, surpassed Wednesday’s June record of 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire, which had beaten the previous peak of 35.6C set in Southampton in 1976. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

US among countries sending help to search for survivors on north coast, where dozens of buildings flattenedRescue teams are racing to Venezuela’s shattered northern coast after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble, with thousands of people feared dead.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the defence department would help search and rescue teams deploy to the affected region after Venezuela’s main gateway, the Simón Bolívar international airport, near the capital, Caracas, was badly damaged by 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes less than 40 seconds apart, late on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Britain's Prime Ministers are dropping like mayflies, and nobody seems to be able to stop the mayhem.

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Blocking of proposal backed by Oman signals new threat to free passage through strait vital to world economyIran has rejected UN-backed plans for the mass evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz, creating a new threat to the free passage of commercial ships through the strait.The proposal, backed by Oman, was potentially the first phase of a broader Omani proposal to consult on setting up a new management of the strait based on voluntary fees and modelled on the Malacca and Singapore strait mechanism. Continue reading...