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Jun 30, 2026 - World

Diplomats from around world meet in Sarajevo in second attempt to agree on top envoy, as US pushes for its choiceDiplomats from around the world are due to meet in Sarajevo on Tuesday in an attempt to resolve a deep rift between the US and Europe over a top envoy appointment that could have a powerful influence on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Disagreement has erupted over who should become the next high representative for the international community, a post with significant powers, in an overt test of political wills. The Trump administration is assertively pushing a business-driven agenda, potentially at the expense of Bosnia’s delicate postwar political balance. Continue reading...

Jun 30, 2026 - World

Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way across Europe, covering everything from the lack of preparation to ways to deal with the heatPost your questions now – Ajit will be here at 1pm BST (2pm CEST) to answer themMany European countries, including Germany, France, Czechia, Poland and Hungary have experienced their hottest days ever. The UK and others have suffered their hottest ever day in June. Over the past week Ajit, alongside the rest of our environment team and network of reporters, has been following this extreme heat wave as it headed east across the continent. Today, Budapest is expected to hit 40C and other parts of eastern Europe have issued red warnings for extreme heat.We have looked at how the heatwave has been used as a political football; the best ways to stay safe in the heat and how these kind of temperatures disproportionately impact women and low-income families. Continue reading...

Jun 30, 2026 - World

Two men – including one who worked for EY – appear in court after being charged over accessing restricted dataGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn employee at one of Australia’s big four accounting firms has been sacked after he and another man allegedly accessed the prime minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking account.The men, aged 21 and 25, faced court on Tuesday over the breach, which Australian federal police alleged occurred when the EY graduate was on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank. Continue reading...

Jun 30, 2026 - World

Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced a Gojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister

Jun 30, 2026 - World

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration