A brewing "Super" El Nino cycle is poised to unleash heat waves, floods and drought worldwide, with the effects amplified by long term human-caused climate change.
Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova, Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova all have their sights set on reaching a first Wimbledon final as they make their last-four debuts at the All England Club.
Daniela Lopez, 40, weeps as she speaks with the psychologist. She clutches her thighs, then her chair, crying and occasionally looking up at the sky, as if searching for answers.
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Economy
The head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday the 6,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf must not be put in unnecessary danger by crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh US-Iran attacks.
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RECENT NEWS
Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.7C on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heatwave struck Spain.
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The Evian Championship tees off by the lake in Evian on Thursday with Nelly Korda chasing a third women's major of the season and Grace Kim returning to the scene of her dramatic win last year.
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Gritty medical drama "The Pitt" and inter-generational comedy "Hacks" on Wednesday topped the nominations for the Emmys, television's equivalent of the Oscars.
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Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France in a chaotic sprint finish after a crash just over five kilometres from the line.
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Sports
France coach Didier Deschamps revealed Wednesday that an appeal against a yellow card shown to Michael Olise in the World Cup last-16 win over Paraguay had been rejected by FIFA.
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington would grant Kyiv "the right to make" prized Patriot air-defence systems to repel deadly Russian strikes, without providing a timeline for the pledge.
Two-time women's Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas has joined London City Lionesses in the latest coup for the Women's Super League (WSL) side owned by American billionaire Michele Kang.
At least two girls have been seriously wounded and a 16-year-old suspect arrested after an attack Wednesday at a secondary school in southern Germany.
Oil prices briefly soared back above $80 per barrel while stock markets slid Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following renewed strikes in the Middle East.
July 08, 2026
Politics
President Donald Trump said the United States would hit Iran "hard" on Wednesday as he deemed their ceasefire over after fighting flared, but he left the door open to more talks.
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British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament.
Massive crowds filled Iraq's holy cities and their shrines to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession ahead of his burial back home.
Five years ago, Hong Kong-born designer Robert Wun was working from his kitchen -- now he dresses some of the world's best-known entertainers.
Uber Eats and Deliveroo on Wednesday said they would impose afternoon breaks for food delivery cyclists in parts of France under severe heat warnings, in a measure not so far applicable despite high temperatures.
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- Trump tempers fury to end NATO summit on high note
- Kostyuk sets up Wimbledon semi-final against Noskova
- Oil shoots back up, stocks slide as Trump says Iran ceasefire over
- Noskova reaches first Wimbledon semi-final
- Kostyuk powers into second straight Slam semi-final at Wimbledon
- Air Canada taps new CEO to replace chief who couldn't speak French
- Israeli jails a 'graveyard,' says freed Palestinian journalist