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Europe heatwave live: 94 million people to experience temperatures above 35C today

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:28:55+00:00

UK issues rare red heat alert as 68,000 households lose electricity in northern France and Italy puts warnings in place for 16 citiesFrance records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across countryTell us: how is the heatwave in the UK and across Europe affecting you?Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesperson, said the agency is forecasting 39C as a headline maximum temperature on Thursday in the UK, most likely for somewhere in London or the south-east.“It is possible we could see temperatures higher than the 39C if the final values are at the upper end of our narrow range,” he said, according

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North Korea commissions warship as Kim eyes nuclear navy

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:24:15+00:00

Kim Jong Un vows to equip North Korea's navy with nuclear weapons, signaling a strategic shift in military capabilities.

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Power outages hit France as record heatwave set to peak

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:20:58+00:00

The heatwave is expected to spread to other parts of western Europe on Wednesday, before extending eastwards over the weekend.

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Global steel output slips in May

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T11:19:08+00:00

China’s production declines 2.7%, while India’s crude steel output rises 1.9%

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la dissuasion nucléaire est « la seule chose qui préserve la planète d’une guerre mondiale », estime Dmitri Peskov

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T11:16:04+00:00

« Hormis la dissuasion nucléaire, il ne nous reste rien d’autre dans le monde. Et oui, [elle] ne nous protège pas de conflits régionaux dont le potentiel [de menace] ne cesse de croître », a estimé le porte-parole de la présidence russe, Dmitri Peskov, lors d’un forum d’experts organisé à Moscou.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie affirme qu’il n’existe « aucun accord » pour la reprise de négociations de paix avec Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-24T11:16:03+00:00

Dmitri Peskov a réaffirmé qu’il s’agissait de la « position constante » de Vladimir Poutine. « Il le répète en permanence. Il l’a dit il y a deux ans au ministère des affaires étrangères, où il a tracé les grands axes de notre position, nécessaires pour mettre fin à la guerre », a ajouté le représentant de la présidence russe.

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Starmer defends record as he faces Badenoch in first PMQs since resignation – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:14:21+00:00

Prime minister claims he is handing over country in ‘better shape’ than he found itBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an international gathering of thousands of social conservatives and hard-right activists, likening “family breakdown” to “community breakdown” as populations grew more diverse. The Reform UK leader was speaking a day after the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, which is backed by influential right-wing funders including including donors to Donald T

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‘One in, one out’ deal on Channel crossings to end in October, French reports say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:12:24+00:00

Controversial agreement under which UK can return people who arrive by small boat will not be further extended The “one in, one out” agreement on cross-Channel migration between the UK and France is due to end in October, according to French media reports.Under the terms of the deal, asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in a small boat can be forcibly returned to France in exchange for others in France who have not tried to cross the Channel being brought to the UK legally. Continue reading...

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Why off-duty cops in second jobs ‘kill and die more’ in recession-hit Argentina

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:00:43+00:00

Growing number of cases involve police working as rideshare drivers while carrying government-issued gunsWhen the gap between his salary and his family’s basic expenses began widening dramatically, Diego – like many other Argentinians – started working as a rideshare driver on top of his day job. He usually does a few hours at the end of his 12-hour shift; and more on his days off.It would be just another story from recession-ridden Argentina, but for the fact that Diego is a federal police officer. Continue reading...

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Mamdani-backed candidates win big in New York Democratic primaries – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T11:00:12+00:00

Three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani win in clear sign of New York mayor’s growing influenceElsewhere in New York, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F Kennedy, was unsuccessful in his bid to revive the political legacy of the US’s most vaunted political family and win in a race dominated by money from AI-focused Super Pacs. Longtime New York politician Micah Lasher won the primary in New York’s 12th district, beating out Kennedy and George Conway, the Republican turned vocal Trump critic, among others in a crowded field of Democrats hoping to succeed the long-serving represe

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Ockenden report live: major NHS maternity review finds hundreds of deaths and serious injuries at ‘toxic’ trust

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T10:58:27+00:00

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden investigated stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuriesFull story: hundreds died or were harmed due to ‘toxic’ maternity care‘Truly horrific’: five stories from the NHS maternity scandalNottingham maternity care scandal: what are the key findings?Speaking at the press conference on her findings, Donna Ockenden began by praising the Nottingham families who campaigned for years for justice.She said:More than 2,500 families came forward to share with my team what happened to them.Let that number sit w

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‘Battle hardened’ Ukraine has role to play in defending Europe, says ex-Nato chief

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T10:58:19+00:00

Country is ‘militarily the strongest in Europe’, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who wants coalition ready in case US pulls troopsThe US’s attitude to the defence of Europe has changed permanently and a European coalition of the willing, including Ukraine, should be established to defend the continent, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, a former Nato secretary general, has said.A coalition of the willing compromising 45 states is already in theory poised to act as a reassurance and training force inside Ukraine in the event of a peace settlement with Russia. Continue reading...

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Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-24T10:53:26+00:00

Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West BankDozens of Israelis from the country’s security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank, according to a leaked letter.Two former prime ministers, former heads of all Israeli security services, former judges, a Nobel laureate and the country’s most revered living novelist were among the signatories to a “final warning” over violence against Palestinia

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Premature to talk about a rate hike: RBI Governor Malhotra

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T10:52:47+00:00

The Governor observed that if the MPC was sure about the second round effects of inflation, it would have acted.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex jumps 790 points, Nifty reclaims 24,000 as banking and IT stocks power rally

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-24T10:48:28+00:00

Sensex Today, Nifty 50 | Stock Market Highlights: Indian benchmark indices staged a strong recovery on Wednesday, with Sensex rising nearly 800 points and Nifty reclaiming the 24,000 mark. Gains in banking and IT stocks, along with easing crude oil prices, lifted investor sentiment.

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