Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heat waves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming. From North America to Europe and Asia, people gulped water and sought

A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China's Guandong province with nearly 230,000 people evacuated from their homes. Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, hit the southern coast with winds of nearly 140km/h (87mph). Storm surges lashed the coast, while fierce winds and rain

A small plane that crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw, Poland, has killed five people, officials say. At least seven people were also injured in the crash on Monday evening, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. People had been sheltering from bad weather in the

More than a thousand children have been evacuated from a summer camp after wildfires broke out in Greece. Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave. In the coastal town of Loutraki, west of Athens, 1,200

Rescuers working to reach passengers trapped in a flooded tunnel in the central South Korean city of Cheongju have recovered 13 bodies. On Saturday night, flood water from a burst river bank poured into the underpass, quickly trapping people in their cars and commuters on a bus.

Iranian police are resuming controversial patrols to ensure women obey dress codes and cover their hair in public, state media reports. The "morality police" will return to the streets to enforce Iran's hijab laws, a spokesman said on Sunday. It comes 10 months after a

China’s economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter as youth unemployment hit a record high. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.8 percent during April-June compared with the previous quarter, official data showed on Monday, amid lacklustre demand at home and

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (July 16) arrested 45 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Ukraine's border guard service has confirmed that Wagner mercenaries have now arrived in Belarus from neighbouring Russia. The DPSU says it is assessing how many "militants" are in Belarus, which also shares a border with Ukraine, as well as their exact location and

Netanyahu, 73, undergoing medical assessments at Sheba Medical Center and is in stable condition, his office says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to hospital after feeling dizzy but is in good condition, his office said, adding that it appeared he was

Southern Europe will continue to swelter next week as an intense heatwave shows no sign of abating. Italy, Spain and Greece have been experiencing high temperatures for several days already. The Italian health ministry issued a red alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and

Rescuers in South Korea are struggling to reach cars trapped in a flooded tunnel, following days of heavy rain. It is unclear how many people are trapped, but about 19 vehicles are reported to be in the tunnel in Cheongju, North Chungcheong province. Across the country, at least 26

A Paris court on Saturday banned a protest against police violence in the capital as tensions persist following riots earlier this month over the police killing of a teenager. Authorities have attempted to clamp down on demonstrations to avoid further chaos after the week of riots saw

The United States is deploying additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior US defence official said, according to a news report. Speaking to Pentagon reporters on Friday, the official said the US will send F-16 fighter

Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in Russia. The short-lived rebellion was ended by a deal under which some Wagner fighters and

A man wrote birthday cards for the first 30 years of his twin daughters' lives as he was dying from an aggressive brain tumour. Nick, from Lindfield, West Sussex, died in 2020 at the age of 34. His twin daughters, Rose and Sophia, were just 17 months old at the time. His wife

Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in “any significant capacity” in combat operations in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Thursday, more than two weeks after the group’s aborted mutiny in Russia. “At this stage, we do not see Wagner forces participating in

Japanese TV personality Ryuchell has been found dead by their manager at the agency's office in Tokyo. The 27-year-old's cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police said they are investigating if they took their own life. Ryuchell married a fellow model, Peco in

The reformist winner of Thailand's elections in May faces an uncertain vote as he runs for prime minister at the opening of parliament. Pita Limjaroenrat swept to victory as voters rejected conservative military rule that had been in place since a coup in 2014. But he needs the

Hundreds of residents have been evacuated in the Indian capital Delhi as the water level of the Yamuna river continues to rise. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said it had reached a 45-year high, already rising above the "danger mark". Some near Delhi have seen record