Europe
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...Raped by Russian soldiers, Ukraine women speak out to erase stigma
By Lucie PEYTERMANN AFP When invading Russian troops advanced towards Kyiv and the first explosions rang out in the suburbs, Daria Zymenko ...Russian President Putin in Hanoi after inking N. Korea defence pact
BY Damon Wake with Cat Barton in Seoul AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Vietnamese counterpart Thursday as he began a ...Putin vows trade, security with North Korea beyond reach of West
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith Reuters Vladimir Putin promised to build trade and security systems with North Korea that are not ...World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv’s diplomatic clout
By John Revill and Thomas Escritt Reuters World leaders began gathering at a Swiss mountain resort on Saturday to pressure Russia to ...Sweden says Russian military jet violated airspace
Swedish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft after it briefly violated Sweden’s airspace on Friday east of the Baltic island of ...Greece shuts schools and Acropolis as heatwave hits
Greece shut the ancient Acropolis tourist site, suspended schools and stationed medics across Athens on Wednesday as it faced the first heatwave ...Finland sees first NATO deployment as its jets join mission in Romania
Finland on Tuesday made its first deployment for NATO since joining the alliance in April 2023, sending seven F-18 fighter jets to ...France enters election mode after far-right win in European Parliament vote
BY Marc BURLEIGH, with Stuart WILLIAMS in Paris and Alice RITCHIE in Rome AFP Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political ...Putin says Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons for victory in Ukraine
By Samia Nakhoul, Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia had no need to use nuclear ...














