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‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows
Jun 25, 2026 - World 
Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worstLiving in a sweltering, seventh-floor flat on a concrete housing estate south of Paris, Samira said she was feeling desperate as France experienced its highest temperatures on record this week. “Yesterday I sat down and cried, I thought I’m going to die,” said the 35-year-old single parent and former building caretaker.Her flat in Ris-Orangis in Essonne is, like millions of apartments in France, poorly insulated and lacking in outside window shutters. “Blazing sun hits my windows all day – I can’t breathe, I feel dizzy, there is no air,” she said. Continue reading...
Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on Friday radio show with Eddie McGuire amid Tommy Robinson interview fallout
Jun 25, 2026 - World
Nine Entertainment is expected to sever ties with the Today show host but is yet to make details of the separation publicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKarl Stefanovic will not appear on his scheduled Friday afternoon radio show with Eddie McGuire after widespread criticism of his podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson.Stefanovic only recently signed the deal with ARN Media to co-host The Long Weekend nationally on Gold FM, but the threat of an advertising boycott has led to the contract being reviewed, Guardian Australia understands. Continue reading...
Papua New Guinea at risk of food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought
Jun 25, 2026 - World
Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwideFamilies across Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Niño weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.The effects of El Niño emerged in recent weeks, bringing drought conditions, falling water levels and frost that are threatening food security in some of the country’s most agriculturally productive regions. Continue reading...
Australian woman and daughter to return from Syrian camp for IS families
Jun 25, 2026 - World 
The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia
Venezuela reeling after powerful twin earthquakes kill at least 32 people as promises of aid pour in
Jun 25, 2026 - World
Venezuela's acting president says the powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700
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