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Mexico 'heat dome' kills 48 people, hotter days loom
Russia Bombs Ukraine Superstore With Hundreds Inside
“Only madmen like Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people in such a vile way,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Saturday bombing.
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ golden rice - Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn
Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn
Russia drops glide bombs on Kharkiv’s hypermarket, kills at least 2, injures 35
At about 4:00 p.m., Russia hit a hypermarket in Kharkiv’s residential district with two gliding bombs, killing at least two and injuring at least 35 people.
Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs
The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of people, but the hottest temperatures are yet to come, officials say.
Zelensky accuses Putin of being ‘madman’ following missile strike on Kharkiv hypermarket
A Russian air strike on a Kharkiv hypermarket on Saturday afternoon has killed at least two people and injured at least 25 more, according to Kharkiv region Governor Oleh Synyehubov, who said that there may have been as many as 200 people inside when the hypermarket was struck.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of embattled Kharkiv region
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month
Polish FM says US will strike Russian troops in Ukraine if Russia uses nuclear weapons
"The Americans have told the Russians that if you explode a nuke, even if it doesn't kill anybody, we will hit all your targets (positions) in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we’ll destroy all of them," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Guardian.
US officials say North Korea may be planning military action to create chaos ahead of US election, report says
Russia and North Korea have developed closer relations since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Putin afraid of what peace summit can achieve: Zelenskyy
Ukraine's president said his Russian counterpart was scared of the June summit that was "capable of forcing Russia into peace." #EuropeNews
Sudan war: UN expert warns of genocide in Darfur city of El Fasher
Sudan is facing a genocide as the world's attention is focused on Ukraine and Gaza, a UN expert warns.
Israel to prohibit Spain from serving West Bank Palestinians in Jerusalem
Decision comes after Spanish minister Yolanda Díaz, on the recognition of the Palestinian state, said: 'We can't stop here. Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.' - Click the link for more.
NATO Head Urges Lifting Restrictions On Kyiv Striking Targets In Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine should be allowed to use Western-supplied weapons in strikes against targets inside Russia.
US sending military aid to Ukraine to help ‘repel Russia’s assault near Kharkiv’
Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C - BBC News
Parts of northern India are experiencing a brutal heatwave, with temperatures crossing 48C.
ATACMS Obliterates Russian Air Defense System As It Desperately Tries To Defend Itself
The video shows the vain efforts of the Russian S300/S400 to engage incoming ATACMS missiles, before being spectacularly knocked out.
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces now control area where Russia pushed into Kharkiv region
Afghan mine-clearer killed by Taliban after it sees him in Emmy-winning film
An Afghan contractor who worked for the US military was killed by the Taliban after appearing in an Emmy-winning documentary despite warnings it would endanger him, according to a report.