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The Po River has never fallen this low so early in the year

'Never dropped so fast, so early'

Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry

The American Dream megamall sits next to the MetLife stadium

Unlikely setting

World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall

Supporters of former socialist president Evo Morales have not heeded Bolivia’s protest ban

Amid protest ban

'Struggle continues' in Bolivia's Morales heartland

The Lebanon-Israel-US signing ceremony took place in Washington

'Lot of work ahead'

Lebanon, Israel and US sign trilateral framework pact

Switzerland's glaciers are taking a hammering from the European heatwave

Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heatwave: expert

Lionel Scaloni speaks to the media in Texas

Already assured of top spot

Messi to start dead-rubber World Cup group match on bench

A portrait of US President Donald Trump taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, which has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, appears to be the basis for the new passport

'Patriot passport'

Trump unveils new US passport -- with picture of himself

Canadian 18-year-old left wing Gavin McKenna, right, meets fans at the NHL Draft ahead of being made the number one overall selection by the Toronto Maple Leafs

'Special moment'

Maple Leafs make teen McKenna top pick in NHL Draft

Harvey Weinstein once dominated Hollywood, but is now a convicted rapist

California appeals court orders Weinstein resentencing for sex assault

Oleksandr Usyk (C) dominance of the boxing heavyweight division has provided Ukrainians with a much needed morale boost since Russia invaded

Giving up belts

Usyk -- pugilist who kept Ukrainian spirits high in darkest days

IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas believes that globalization is not dead -- it is simply being "transformed"

International Monetary Fund

Globalization isn't dead, just 'transformed,' says IMF chief economist

The latest models from leading AI companies have drawn major concerns over their unprecedented ability to identify software vulnerabilities

At government's request

OpenAI restricts limited release of new model to US only

Despite the war, Crimea has been a popular holiday destination for Russians

Fuel shortages and power cuts

Russia-annexed Crimea declares 'emergency' amid Ukraine strikes

People tried to cool down under a nebuliser in Rome

As temperatures remain above 35°C

Europe heatwave swamps hospitals, halts parties

Switzerland's Beznau plant, near the northern border with Germany, is Europe's oldest functioning nuclear reactor

Europe's oldest

Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heatwave

Temperatures approached 32C in Warsaw

Temperatures remain steady

Latest developments in Europe's heatwave

The Palisades Fire was one of two that tore through the greater Los Angeles area in Jaunary 2025, destroying thousands of homes in some of the most desirable real estate on the US West Coast

'Nothing the court can do'

Mistrial declared in deadly Los Angeles fire case

A billboard in Beirut depicts slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei

As negotiations continue

Ships cross Hormuz by alternative route, despite attack

At a market in central London, street food vendors were struggling to work besides the gas-fired stoves

UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row: Met Office

Hoses spraying water were set up to provide relief from the heat in the German city of Cologne

Germany sees hottest temperature on record of 41.3C: weather service

The Palace of Westminster in London is among the world's most iconic parliament buildings

Rising against the machine?

AI abuse deterring good MPs: incoming IPU chief

The immediate needs include mass casualty management and trauma care, said the WHO

Rescue is the priority

Dozens of international teams rushing to Venezuela: UN

Near Luxembourg border

Man threatens female jogger in forest with knives

Heatwaves are particularly dangerous for homeless people, who have nowhere to cool down

Dehydration and heatstroke

How heatwaves are dangerous to human health

England captain Ben Stokes (C) celebrates dismissing New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell in the third Test at Trent Bridge

Stokes strikes on England return before Duckett runs riot against New Zealand

The WMO said the heatwave was having major impacts on human health

Europe heatwave shattering temperature records: UN

The shanty town spreads out between the disused runways of a former military airfield

Farm workers wilt in sweltering Italian shanty town

At least 52 deaths have been reported in ICE holding facilities this year, said the UN rights office

Following crackdown on immigrants

UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths

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