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A person rests in the Retiro park in Madrid, 28 June, the city estimated to have suffered the highest proportion of climate-related deaths in the rapid study,
Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, says study
BRUSSELS — An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found.Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of heat-related deaths that occurred between 23 June and 2 July, according to scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.It is the first time that a rapid analysis - a type of study that measures the influence of climate change on an extreme weather event - has been carried out for a heatwave. Since the analysis covers only a dozen cities, researchers estimate that the true death toll across Europe stretched into the tens of thousands.“It shows that climate change is an absolute game changer...
July 09, 2025

Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, says study

Russian recruits take a train at a railway station in Prudboi, Volgograd region of Russia, Sept. 29, 2022
Kremlin now allows foreigners to serve in Russian army
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday allowing foreigners to serve in the Russian army not only during a state of emergency or martial law, but also during the period of mobilization.In an effort to expand Moscow’s military recruitment efforts, the Kremlin will also now allow qualified specialists who have reached the age limit to sign contracts with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Federal Security Service (FSB), or other state security agencies.Until Monday, foreigners were allowed to serve in the Russian army only during states of emergency or under martial law, which Moscow has not declared despite its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago.Putin’s partial mobilisation decree from September 2022, which triggered the...
July 09, 2025

Kremlin now allows foreigners to serve in Russian army

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the UK parliament in London, 8 July, 2025
France and the UK can 'save Europe' by working together, Macron says on state visit
LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron urged the UK to stick close to its neighbors on Tuesday despite its exit from the European Union, saying both countries will "save Europe" by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world.On a state visit that mixed royal pageantry with tough political talks on Ukraine and migration, Macron said Europe must strengthen its economy and defenses and reduce its dependence "on both the US and China."Macron's three-day trip, at the invitation of King Charles, is the first state visit to the UK by a European Union head of state since Brexit and a symbol of the British government's desire to reset relations with the bloc after its withdrawal from the EU in 2020.Macron addressed members of both houses...
July 09, 2025

France and the UK can 'save Europe' by working together, Macron says on state visit

German police
German authorities investigate doctor suspected of killing several patients
BERLIN — German investigators said on Tuesday that they were examining the case of a doctor who is suspected of killing several patients.The public prosecutor's office and police in the northern German town of Itzehoe said in a statement they were "currently investigating a doctor from the Pinneberg district on initial suspicion of killing several patients, most of them elderly".They said they were looking into "past deaths" and that a special commission had already performed "several autopsies and exhumations" as part of the probe.In line with German privacy rules, the statement did not further identify the doctor from Pinneberg — which is located between Itzehoe and Hamburg — nor did it give any details on the number or identity of the possible...
July 09, 2025

German authorities investigate doctor suspected of killing several patients

Damage caused by a fire at an industrial unit in Leyton
Three men found guilty of Wagner-linked arson attack in London
LONDON — Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a London warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of Russian mercenary group Wagner.Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, Nii Mensah, 23, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of aggravated arson with intent to endanger life after the blaze at the unit, which sent aid and internet satellite equipment to Ukraine.The attack was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who had already admitted aggravated arson on behalf of the Wagner Group - which the UK government has proscribed as a terrorist group.Around £1m-worth of damage was caused in the attack on the warehouse in east London, last year, the Old Bailey heard.A fourth man, Paul English, 61, was cleared of wrongdoing.Mensah and Rose were captured on CCTV and a...
July 08, 2025

Three men found guilty of Wagner-linked arson attack in London

A small group of men and women wearing sunhats fill up their water bottles near a shaded area in front of the Acropolis  with a crowd of visitors in the background
Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece
ATHENS — The Acropolis is closing temporarily on Tuesday as soaring temperatures continue to grip Greece.The ancient citadel in the capital city of Athens — which contains many ancient Greek ruins — will shut from 13:00-17:00 local time (11:00-15:00 BST), the country's culture ministry said.Highs of 42C (107F) are forecast for parts of the European country on Tuesday and a category four wildfire warning, signalling a very high risk, is in place in several regions.It comes as wildfires were reported in other parts of the continent, including France and Spain's Catalonia region, weeks after they were hit by a deadly early summer heatwave.Changes to the Acropolis' opening hours were announced on Monday after extreme heat returned to Greece on Sunday.Its closure on Tuesday...
July 08, 2025

Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece

Air traffic at Orio al Serio airport resumed at 12pm, but there are still some delays
Flights delayed at Italian airport after man sucked into aircraft engine
MILAN — Orio al Serio airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights on Tuesday due to a runway incident.Local media reported that it was caused by someone running onto the tarmac and getting sucked into an airport engine.The Volotea flight headed to Asturias in Spain was performing a manoeuvre before taking off.The Bergamo Milan airport authority, known as SACBO, closed the Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport at 10.20 local time.All flights were suspended “due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway.”These included Ryanair services to Crotone, Prague, Zadar, Tirana, Kos, Malta, Naples, Porto, Alghero, and a Eurowings flight to Dusseldorf.Air traffic resumed at 12pm, but there are still some delays.These include Ryanair services to Fez, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Bristol and...
July 08, 2025

Flights delayed at Italian airport after man sucked into aircraft engine

Tornado combat aircraft of the German air force's reconnaissance squadron 51 pictured at the air base in Jagel
Germany summons China’s ambassador after military aircraft lasered in Red Sea
BERLIN — Germany's Foreign Office said on Tuesday that it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German military aircraft in the Red Sea."The endangerment of German personnel" and the "disruption of the operation" are "completely unacceptable," the ministry said in a statement on social media platform X on Tuesday.The maritime surveillance aircraft was part of the EU mission Aspides, which is intended to better defend civilian ships against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.It was lasered earlier this month "without any reason or prior contact" by a Chinese warship that had been encountered several times in the area, the German Defence Ministry said.It landed safely at a base in...
July 08, 2025

Germany summons China’s ambassador after military aircraft lasered in Red Sea

A woman sweeps the streets after damage from a Russian air strike in a residential area of Kyiv, Ukraine on 4July 2025
Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said the US will send more weapons to Ukraine after an announcement last week that Washington would halt some shipments of critical arms to Kyiv.During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he was "not happy" with Russia's Vladimir Putin and that Ukraine was "getting hit very hard".Trump also indicated the US would send primarily "defensive weapons" to help Ukraine's war effort.Among the armaments reported to have been placed on pause last week were Patriot air defence missiles and precision artillery shells. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed for the shipments to continue, describing US Patriot systems as "real protectors of life".The White House said last week the...
July 08, 2025

Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments

Passengers wait for their flights in Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow. (File photo)
Ukrainian drones disrupt Russian air travel, transport minister fired
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin fired his transport minister on Monday following massive disruptions of Russian civilian airspace caused by Ukrainian drone raids.The Kremlin provided no specific details or reasons for the dismissal of Roman Starovoit, who had served as the governor of Russia’s Kursk region before being reappointed transport minister in May 2024.However, his firing comes after almost 300 flights were grounded at major airports over the past weekend due to the latest Ukrainian drone raid.On Saturday and Sunday, 485 fights ended up getting cancelled, according to the Russian federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsiya.In total, from early morning on Saturday until Monday morning, some 1,900 flights were delayed due to what the agency referred to as “airspace...
July 07, 2025

Ukrainian drones disrupt Russian air travel, transport minister fired

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