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Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:50:51 GMT
Deadly heatwave choking France
The heatwave that has gripped Europe for days is slowly shifting eastward, bringing some relief to France, where fewer than half of the country's departments remain on maximum alert as of Saturday, down from two-thirds the previous day. However, hea...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:47:44 GMT
Venezuela quake toll tops 900
Foreign search and rescue teams have arrived in Venezuela to assist with the desperate and slow-moving search for survivors after the country's most powerful earthquake in more than a century. The death toll nearly doubled on Thursday to 920, but au...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:46:20 GMT
New US-Lebanon-Israel agreement signed
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors announced an agreement on Friday that has been described as a step toward peace after months of cross-border fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The deal marks a potential b...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:44:45 GMT
A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by Iran
The US military says it has carried out strikes on Iran in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship, after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for the incident in the Strait of Hormuz and described it as a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire. Th...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:37:16 GMT
Fans react to Haaland absence in France-Norway game
🇫🇷🇳🇴 Fans in Boston reacted with a mixture of surprise and disappointment to Erling #Haaland's absence from Friday's #France-#Norway game.  The star striker was one of several players rested by the Norway coach ahead of the knockouts ...

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Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:30:19 GMT
England, Portugal eye top spots as World Cup group stages wrap up
Both nations have been inconsistent in the opening rounds of the tournament, alternating between laboured performances and moments of genuine quality. England, level on four points with Ghana after two games, take on Panama at the MetLife Stadium i...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:54:11 GMT
Injured Australian pair Leckie, Italiano out of World Cup
Striker Leckie, at a fourth World Cup, hurt his hamstring in the Socceroos' 2-0 Group D loss to the United States and did not feature in their 0-0 draw with Paraguay on Thursday. Right-back Italiano played against Turkey and the United States but i...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:30:41 GMT
Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry
The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year, raising fears of a devastating drought in July in this corner of northern Italy. On the bank of one of its branches, farmer Federica Vidali looked anxiously at her sunflower field. The fi...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:30:39 GMT
Thousands expected as Vespa celebrates 80 years in Rome
Featuring in cinema classics like "Roman Holiday" and "La Dolce Vita", the Vespa has a long association with the Eternal City. "The history of the Vespa, which accompanies the birth and rise of Italy after the Second World War, is in a way an iconi...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:28:12 GMT
Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban
Pro-EU conservative Prime Minister Peter Magyar ousted Orban from office after 16 years in the April elections, prompting relief inside the country's embattled LGBTQ community. But Magyar has yet to take any specific measures to restore rights. "T...

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