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• The World Health Organization (WHO) has linked more than 1,300 excess deaths to a record-breaking heatwave currently sweeping across Europe. • Temperatures have climbed above 40°C in several countries, creating extreme environmental conditions across the region. • The surge in heat-related fatalities is placing significant mounting pressure on emergency services and hospital systems.

• An unprecedented early summer heatwave in Europe has been linked to more than 1,300 excess deaths, according to BBC News. • Germany and 11 other EU member states, including Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands, are calling for a three-year suspension of new methane import regulations. • The push for suspension follows warnings from the US that cracking down on leaks and flares could jeopardize Europe's critical gas supplies.

• A severe heatwave has swept across Europe, with temperatures peaking at 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) this past Sunday. • The extreme weather has resulted in more than 1,300 deaths across the continent, highlighting the vulnerability of various populations to rising temperatures. • In response, political figures are using the crisis to campaign; France's Marine Le Pen has proposed a "massive air conditioning plan" for vulnerable areas if elected.

• New state-of-the-art stellar evolution models suggest that Earth may avoid being engulfed when the sun eventually dies. • While the sun is expected to expand to hundreds of times its current size during its red giant phase, these models hint that the planet might escape this fate. • This research is significant as it challenges previous assumptions about the inevitable destruction of the innermost planets.

• The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is reviewing its database of journalists killed in Gaza following a December study by the Meir Amit Center. • The study claims that 60% of the individuals identified as journalists who were killed in the region were members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. • This review is critical as it challenges the accuracy of casualty figures used to track press fatalities during the ongoing conflict.

• The CDC reports that drug overdose deaths decreased by 13.2% over the most recent 12-month period. • Experts warn this progress is fragile due to the emergence of new synthetic drugs and the use of medetomidine. • Separately, a June 2026 clinical trial indicated that seniors with depression showed greater improvement when adding a daily probiotic to their antidepressant regimen compared to a placebo.

• South Korean national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo is facing intense public backlash and death threats following the team's failure to advance to the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. • The elimination from the tournament in North and Central America has sparked widespread outrage among fans, leading to a surge in targeted harassment against the coach. • Local police have responded to the situation to address the severity of the threats and ensure the safety of the coaching staff.

President says ‘we always hold onto hope’ as discovery of earthquake survivors spurs fresh search efforts despite dwindling chances of survivalMortuary in Caracas ‘overwhelmed’ as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakesA man and his teenage son were found alive under the rubble in Venezuela on Sunday, in a town about 40km north of the capital Caracas, AFP journalists reported, as the death toll from last week’s twin earthquakes passed 1,450.The discovery of survivors in Caraballeda was made by French and American rescue teams nearly four days after back-to-back quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck, completely destroying nearly 200 buildings in the area. Continue reading...