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Europe’s extreme heat is triggering wildfires from Greece to Switzerland, as Spain’s Catalonia region recorded its highest ever

Turkish savers still get far higher interest on deposits than lenders charge for commercial credit, an anomaly that’s

By Angeliki Koutantou and Stamos Prousalis DERVENOCHORIA, Greece (Reuters) -A wildfire swept uncontrolled through forests north of Athens for a

By Jennifer Rigby and Kate Turton LONDON The world is baking under extreme heat - with Asia, Europe

Singapore has replaced Japan for having the world’s most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 192 global destinations,

GENEVA The heatwave engulfing the northern hemisphere is set to intensify this week, causing overnight temperatures to surge

Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight drone attacks hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge

The government's Illegal Migration Bill has passed through Parliament.

Watch live as experts from the World Meteorological Organization speak to reporters during a UN briefing in Geneva about extreme temperatures and their health risks as the Charon heatwave sweeps across Europe. The anticylone has been named after the figure in Greek mythology who was the ferryman of the dead. It pushed into Europe region from north Africa on Sunday and could lift temperatures above 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of Italy early this week. The Foreign Office (FCDO) has issued a warning for people travelling to Spain, Italy and Greece, with extreme temperarures affecting these regions. FCDO officials have advised travellers to check information on hottest areas and to follow local health service advice on how to take care in the heat. Warnings to tourists come as Italy reported the death of a street sign painter in a heatwave where temperatures have pushed well past 40C. The 44-year-old worker collapsed while working in the northern town of Lodi on Tuesday, 18 July. Local media reported that he was taken to hospital but doctors were unable to revive him. Read More High anxiety over Ukraine war sets in at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid US push to stabilize rocky relations House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial

Russia launched overnight air attacks on Ukraine‘s south and east using drones and possibly ballistic missiles, Ukraine‘s Air Force and officials said early on Tuesday. A fire broke out at one of the “facilities” in the port of Mykolaiv late on Monday, the city mayor said. The port city provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea. “It’s quite serious,” Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said on the Telegram messaging app of the fire, adding that more detail will come in the morning. The southern port of Odesa and the Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions were under threat of Russian drone attacks, the Air Force said on the Telegram messaging app. It added that Russia may be using ballistic weaponry to attack the regions of Poltava, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Kirovohrad. It comes as Russian defence ministry said they repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea in the early hours of Tuesday - a day after an explosion on the bridge killed two people. The ministry said their air defences destroyed 17 drones and another 11 drones were intercepted by electronic warfare systems. Read More What the Crimea bridge attack means for Ukraine’s counteroffensive Why the Crimea bridge attack will get under Putin’s skin Russia stops crucial Ukraine grain export deal hours after attack on Crimea bridge Trump finally reveals how he thinks he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a day

European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said monetary tightening beyond next week’s meeting is anything but

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors conclude a two-day gathering Tuesday, with participants haggling over