Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, France and the UK sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the Czech Republic warning of extreme conditions. Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some
One day after adopting a resolutionaimed at removing US military forces from the conflict with Iran, the Senate walked back its rebuke of President Donald Trump’s handling of the war, rejecting an attempt to advance a similar war powers measure.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected demands by the Justice Department that Michigan turn over non-public information in their voter registration files, in the biggest setback yet to the Trump administration’s attempt to obtain and audit unredacted voter rolls
A heatwave gripping western Europe has led to a series of unprecedented temperature highs, with France experiencing its hottest day ever, the UK seeing record heat for June and Spain reaching its highest daily average since 1950. Tens of millions
One of Australia’s biggest TV presenters, Karl Stefanovic, will reportedly leave his job amid backlash over his podcast project after an interview with British far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Stefanovic became a household name as the long-time host of breakfast programme
In India’s southern state of Kerala, 70-year-old TO Dominic starts most of his days with a phone call to one of his sons. One of them lives in the neighbouring Karnataka, the other in the Middle East. Both left home
Two powerful earthquakes shook the Venezuelan capital of Caracas seconds apart on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people and injuring around 700, the country’s interim president has said. The second quake was one of the strongest tremors to hit
The US Geological Survey earlier warned there could be more than 10,000 fatalities, with a chance of more than 100,000.
President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on the US Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require people to provide ID and proof of citizenship to vote and which has failed to gain support in the
The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for “urgent needs” connected with the US war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking the military action. The bulk of the funding – $67bn –