More than 130 million Americans in southern and Great Plains states were under moderate to severe heat risk over the weekend
Fresh controversy at Trump’s Great American State Fair after NC booth forced to remove Confederate flag
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein condemned the display at the DC event
Israel destroys Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon
The US was informed ahead of the attack, which targeted a 200-meter-long tunnel in the town of Majdal Zoun, according to the statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Europe’s Heat Politics
As the continent swelters, some right-wing populists are talking up their support for air-conditioning.
Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 militants along Afghan border
Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out an intelligence-based ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes.”
Joy as man pulled from rubble three days after Venezuela quake
Spanish and international rescue teams pulled a survivor from the rubble four days after deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela. Search operations continue as crews race to find more survivors, with the death toll rising to more than 1,400.
Ukrainian attacks won’t stop Russian advance – Putin
Kiev is trying to use strikes on civilian infrastructure to sow division in Russia and force a pause in Moscow’s offensive, Putin has said
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Heatwave and high humidity to blast much of US: ‘impactful to anyone’
Forecasters expect days of high temperatures in central and eastern US before Fourth of July and World Cup festivitiesA long and dangerous heatwave will blast a large swath of the central and eastern United States for the upcoming week, the National We…
The Global Favela in the UN report
A new UN report says housing is getting less affordable almost everywhere, as shortages, overcrowding and slum populations keep rising
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Letter: Austria is pushing the EU to consider hosting Anthropic within its borders, highlighting EU efforts to boost bloc independence from US and Chinese tech (Marton Eder/Bloomberg)
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Letter: Austria is pushing the EU to consider hosting Anthropic within its borders, highlighting EU efforts to boost bloc independence from US and Chinese tech — Austria is pushing the European Union to cons…