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Former mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is seen as a shoe-in to succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister

'As easy as possible'

Starmer vows 'orderly' transition as Labour MPs mull bid to be PM

Depuis mai 2025, la vitesse était limitée à 70 km/h sur le viaduc de Beauregard à Thionville. Ce 23 juin 2026 marquera le retour aux limitations de vitesse qui étaient en place avant les travaux sous le double pont.

Speed limit raised

Thionville bridge returns to 90 km/h as maintenance works near end

The UN investigators determined Israel was targeting children in Gaza to attack 'the very capacity of the Palestinian people to exist'

'Reasonable grounds'

Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of children part of ongoing Gaza 'genocide': UN probe

D'Iwwerreschter vum Bankomat zu Nëttel.

German border region

Police seek witnesses after ATM blown up in Nittel

A square in Toulouse, southwest France, on Tuesday. Officials have issued extreme heat alerts for much of the country

Heating up in a bad way

Europe: the world's fastest-warming continent

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola, and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country

Strong opposition

Kenya halts US Ebola facility: health minister tells court

High-speed trains require precision engineering that can quickly be jeopardised by tracks and wires expanding in extreme heat

Built during cooler times

Why the heat is wreaking havoc on Europe's trains

The electronic version of the euro used in the 21-nation currency area would be available to use free of charge

Payment independence goal

EU bets on digital euro to cut US tech addiction

An elderly couple goes for a walk in the Rombergpark in Dortmund, western Germany on June 22, 2026

Abolishing early retirement

Germany eyes longer working lives in pension reform plan

New Labour Party MP Andy Burnham being sworn in at the House of Commons after his be-election win

Set to be next PM

UK and markets await Burnham's economic plans

The Dutch giant has seen beer sales decline

Building on 'strong foundations'

Heineken names new CEO after predecessor's shock departure

India is WhatsApp's largest market with over 500 million users

Fintech founder

India startup head Kunal Shah appointed as new WhatsApp boss

A pedestrian shelters from the sun under a large umbrella while walking through Hyde Park in central London

Extreme weather

More records set to fall as deadly Europe heatwave drags on

A dead Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at a laboratory in Brazil -- the insect that can spread dengue fever

1,000 daily admissions

Sri Lanka troops to battle deadly dengue mosquitoes as cases rise

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (C) next to Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on June 21, 2026 with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

At the start of a 60-day period

Iran says to oversee Hormuz as Swiss talks conclude

Lionel Messi scores the goal against Austria that makes him the World Cup's all-time highest scorer with 17 goals

One goal away from record

Messi sets World Cup scoring record as stars outshine weather

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in North Pyongan Province

Defence capabilities

North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup

Russia's invasion is inspiring a new wave of designs

New wave of designs

Guns, drones and doves: War reshapes Ukrainian jewellery scene

The low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, halfway between Australia and Hawaii, is one of the most climate-exposed nations on the planet.

Internal papers

Australia withholds Pacific climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic 'damage'

Erling Haaland led his Norway teammates in their 'Viking row' celebration after they defeated Senegal to reach the World Cup knockout rounds

Winning consecutive games

'Let's be realistic': Haaland cools Norway's World Cup expectations

Turkmenistan is tentatively opening up to tourists after decades of isolation

After decades of isolation

Ultra-reclusive Turkmenistan slowly opens up to tourists

A violonist (C) plays under the sun on the Pont des Arts footbridge amid a heat wave in Paris

Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

Montreal police locked down the scene of a deadly shooting on Monday

Including police officer

Shooting in Montreal, Canada leaves three dead including suspect

Colombia's presidential candidate for the Defensores de la Patria movement, Abelardo de la Espriella, speaks to supporters following the preliminary results of the presidential runoff election at the Ventana al Mundo monument in Barranquilla, Colombia, on June 21, 2026. A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff on June 21, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups. With just a handful of polling centers left to report, Abelardo de la Espriella had 49.65 percent of the vote -- an unassailable lead over left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda who trailed on 48.70 percent.

Populist leaders

Latin America's resurgent right notches another win in Colombia

Algae is visible in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as cleanup efforts continue where newly applied blue paint has peeled from the bottom, in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2026

Signature renovation project

Trump threatens prison for damage to Washington Reflecting Pool

Argentina football fans celebrated iconic World Cup moments by two of their football legends the late Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi

Celebrating iconic moments

World Cup exploits of Maradona and Messi have Argentina fans in raptures

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS seen July 21, 2025 when it was 277 million miles from Earth

Unusual brightness

Interstellar comet likely far older than Solar System: astronomers

Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales said 'you can't really trust' AI enough to edit the site's articles

Wikipedia won't let AI edit articles, cofounder says

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