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Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:50:51 GMTDeadly 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 GMTVenezuela 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 GMTNew 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 GMTA 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 GMTFans 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.Â
The star striker was one of several players rested by the Norway coach ahead of the knockouts ...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:19:13 GMTLatest developments in Europe's heatwave
Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming driven by humans burning fossil fuels, and warn they are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense.
Munich Pride to go ahead
Organisers of the Pride Mar...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:31:14 GMTEngland, 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 06:53:09 GMTInjured 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 05:29:35 GMTFarmers 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 05:29:33 GMTThousands 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 05:29:30 GMTBudapest 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...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:57:09 GMTPino, Williams injuries mar Spain's World Cup progress
Crystal Palace's Pino was forced to play out the final few minutes struggling with a shoulder injury after Luis de la Fuente had used his three windows to make substitutions.
Williams was only introduced 15 minutes from time after being nursed back...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:38:54 GMTWorld Cup: Dembélé reacts to scoring first hat-trick for France
Ousmane Dembélé scored a magnificent hat-trick on Friday, his first with Les Bleus, as France beat Norway 4-1 to finish top of Group I. Here's what the striker said when asked if this was his best ever performance with France
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:25:13 GMTWorld Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall
But instead of in the streets or a stadium, the crowd was rocking in one of America's biggest malls -- the unlikely setting for fan events outside New Jersey's MetLife arena.
With nowhere else to gather after trekking to the stadium from New York, ...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:23:24 GMT'Struggle continues' in Bolivia's Morales heartland
Workers and Indigenous communities have spent weeks railing against Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades, erecting roadblocks that paralyzed the country and calling for US-backed President Rodrigo Paz to step down.
Attempting to quell the mov...