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Spain and France face more heat after scorching June caused 2,000 deaths

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:49:04+00:00

Temperatures could reach 44C in south-east Spain as fights break out in Paris supermarkets over air-conditioning unitsSpain and France are bracing for another possible heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C (111F) over the coming days, as figures show that June’s extreme heat was responsible for more than 2,000 excess deaths in the two countries.Spain’s state meteorological agency, Aemet, said a mass of dry and very hot air would bring persistently high temperatures to much of Spain from Saturday, adding that temperatures in parts of the south-east could hit 42C to 44C on Tuesday. Conti

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Eglise catholique : en excommuniant les évêques intégristes, Léon XIV défend avec fermeté l’héritage du concile Vatican II

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-02T13:45:10+00:00

Le Vatican a prononcé, jeudi 2 juillet, l’excommunication des quatre évêques ordonnés la veille par la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X, fondée en 1970 par l’archevêque français Marcel Lefebvre, ainsi que celle des deux évêques qui ont présidé la cérémonie.

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Le pape, Léon XIV, en excommuniant des évêques intégristes, défend avec fermeté l’héritage du concile Vatican II

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-02T13:45:07+00:00

Le Vatican a prononcé, jeudi, l’excommunication des quatre évêques ordonnés la veille par la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X, fondée en 1970 par l’archevêque français Marcel Lefebvre, ainsi que celle des deux évêques qui ont présidé la cérémonie.

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Le pape Léon XIV, en excommuniant des évêques intégristes, défend avec fermeté l’héritage du concile Vatican II

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-02T13:45:07+00:00

Le Vatican a prononcé, jeudi, l’excommunication des quatre évêques ordonnés la veille par la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie X, fondée en 1970 par l’archevêque français Marcel Lefebvre, ainsi que celle des deux évêques qui ont présidé la cérémonie.

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FCA ordered to partly suspend car finance compensation scheme

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:44:27+00:00

Court orders financial watchdog to halt parts of £9.1bn scheme until challenges are heard, delaying payoutsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s financial watchdog has been forced to partly suspend its £9.1bn car finance compensation scheme, delaying payouts for millions of motorists.The Financial Conduct Authority had expected the scheme would this year start paying out £830 on average to those affected by the motor finance scandal, in which drivers were overcharged for loans as a result of commission payments between lenders and car dealers between 2007 and 2024. Continue reading...

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WHO declares hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:43:18+00:00

The outbreak infected 13 people and ‌killed threeSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe World ⁠Health Organization on Thursday declared the ⁠hantavirus ⁠outbreak ​linked to a cruise ⁠ship over after the last identified ⁠contact of an ​exposed ‌person ‌completed quarantine and tested ‌negative for the virus.The outbreak, which infected 13 people and ‌killed three, involved the Andes virus, ​a rare hantavirus strain that typically circulates in ⁠Argentina and Chile. ​The cruise ​ship, MV Hondius, ​set off ​from ‌Argentina ​on ​1 April. Continue reading...

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Explosion in Damascus cafe causes casualties

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:39:09+00:00

An explosion inside a cafe in Damascus’s Hejaz district has caused casualties, according to Syrian state media.

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Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:38:29+00:00

Keir Mather and Virginia McVea’s claims follow decision by Maritime and Coastguard Agency to reject worker status of coastguard rescue officersA government minister and a senior official have been accused of misleading MPs over their plans to strip coastguard officers of their hourly pay.Keir Mather, the maritime minister, was said to have made false claims on Wednesday, while Virginia McVea, the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), was accused of having done so during a meeting with MPs a week earlier. Continue reading...

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Labour was not prepared to govern in 2024, says Morgan McSweeney

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:33:07+00:00

PM’s former chief of staff opens up on political mistakes and Donald Trump’s amusing comments about foxesUK politics live – latest updatesMorgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has said Labour was not prepared enough for government or for the volatile world when Keir Starmer was first elected.McSweeney, who had been Labour’s elections guru credited by many in the party for the size of their victory in 2024, said the party did not have an idea about how to make things happen quickly for people who wanted change. Continue reading...

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Airlines shun ₹10,000-crore ATF subsidy as fuel prices fall

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-02T13:23:53+00:00

The scheme was voluntary, and airlines were to sign agreements with oil marketing companies to avail of the capped price of about ₹115 per litre

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MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-02T13:17:36+00:00

Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’UK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesA cartoon for preschoolers depicting the adventures of a small girl and a retired circus bear may seem an unlikely source of parliamentary concern.Yet a cross-party group of MPs has written to ministers urging them to examine whether they can stop Masha and the Bear from being broadcast in the UK, alleging it amounts to a cuddly form of Russian propaganda. Continue reading...

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