Heatwave in Europe: In some countries June temperature records broken

This June in Spain was the hottest in the country's history, and the first heatwave of the season will last longer than expected, the state meteorological agency AEMET reported. France is struggling with 40-degree heat, while Portugal recorded as much as 46.6 degrees Celsius.more

According to an analysis conducted by experts from Personnel Service, production workers, forklift operators or warehouse workers who decide to work for a seasonal job in the Czech Republic, Norway or Germany can earn 80 to 100 percent more than in Poland. For example, forklift operators in Scandinavia can earn up to 3.1 thousand euros per month.more

Denmark on Tuesday expanded its military service to include women, as the Nordic country seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defences amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a law passed by Denmark's parliament in June 2023, Denmark will require women turning 18 after July 1, 2025, to register for assessment days for potential military conscription, aligning with measmore

Egyptians have begun tracking sharks in the Red Sea from space, Egypt Independent reported. Monitoring shark movements in real time will help understand the behavior of specific species, and could potentially reduce the risk of shark attacks.more

Without additional help from the West, Ukraine could find itself in a critical war situation with Russia in the autumn, Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator for the British daily Financial Times, warned yesterday.more

The surface temperature of the Mediterranean Sea was 26.01 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the highest in June, the meteorological office Meteo France reported yesterday, citing data from the Copernicus programme, the EU's Earth observation programme.more

The European Union has not gone as far as US President Donald Trump in toughening its approach to migration, but the change is big, wrote the American "New York Times".more

In the municipality of El Granado in Andalusia in southwestern Spain, a record temperature for June was recorded yesterday - 46 degrees Celsius. Since Saturday, the entire country has been experiencing the first heat wave of the season, which is already taking a deadly toll.more

France's planned smoking ban on beaches, in parks, public garden, and bus shelters – originally slated to take effect on July 1 – was brought forward by a decree published in the official government gazette on Saturday, June 28. The measure will now take effect on Sunday, June 29. more

There is still uncertainty about how the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed millions of people around the world began, according to the final report published yesterday by a group of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the worst epidemic in centuries.more

A Dutch consumer organization has filed a class action lawsuit against online accommodation booking website Booking.com, accusing the company of unfair practices that may have led to inflated prices for accommodation. The platform is used by millions of users worldwide.more

The Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts, including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, arrived at the International Space Station today at around 11.30am UK time.more

Baltic cod has evolved to become a smaller fish, escaping fishing nets, biologists said Wednesday, in a scientific article published in Science Advances, the Financial Times reported. Researchers link overfishing of the species to changes in DNA.more

The first heatwave will hit Spain from Saturday and will last until at least early July, the state meteorological agency AEMET warned. Temperatures of 40 degrees are being recorded in Italy, and the weather in the US is particularly dangerous.more

US President Donald Trump today expressed support for Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in a talk with journalists during the summit in The Hague. This provision concerns mutual security guarantees in NATO.more

Remote has just published its third annual Global Work-Life Balance Index, which assesses the top 60 GDP countries on statutory annual leave, paid maternity leave, sick leave, healthcare, public safety, public happiness, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and average working hours. And for the third year in a row, New Zealand has claimed the crown.more

The Ax-4 space mission carrying Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski was launched from Cape Canaveral this morning. Tomorrow at around 12:00 UK time, the four-person crew will reach the International Space Station (ISS).more

The launch of the Axiom 4 mission with Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for Wednesday at 8:31 a.m. Polish time, the American space agency NASA announced.more

Hours after the U.S.-announced ceasefire went into effect, the Israeli military said it had detected missiles fired by Iran at Israel and had activated its defense systems. Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to respond decisively to any violation of the ceasefire.more

An attempt to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was foiled at the Rzeszow airport in southeastern Poland, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) chief said on Monday, without disclosing when the incident occurred.more

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have "fully agreed" on a ceasefire that is expected to end the war between the two countries. The end of the war is to be declared if the 12-hour truce holds, an Iranian official confirmed to Reuters.more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to build an "Alligator Alcatraz" near Miami. He proposes building a detention center for migrants in the alligator- and python-infested Everglades.more

From January 1, 2026, the most important French cultural institutions, such as the Louvre, will have higher ticket prices for tourists from outside the European Union. For an entry ticket to the most famous Parisian museum, they will pay 30 euros (128 zlotys), which is 8 euros more than the previous price, as reported by the newspaper "Le Monde".more

A Japanese comic book’s dire warning about an impending disaster, along with predictions from psychics and feng shui masters, has spooked some travelers into canceling trips to Japan — despite scientists saying there’s no reliable way to forecast earthquakes.more

President Donald Trump called the bombing of three nuclear facilities in Iran a "spectacular military success". He called on Iran to quickly bring peace or said the US would go after other targets with "speed" and "precision".more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin declared yesterday at the St Petersburg Economic Forum that Russians and Ukrainians are the same people and in this sense “all of Ukraine” belongs to Russia.more

The WHO has designated Nimbus as a ‘variant under monitoring’ and considers the public health risk low at the global level. Current vaccines are expected to remain effective. The variant has earned a new nickname – ‘razor blade throat’ Covid.more

More and more tourists, especially foreigners, wanting to avoid the hardships of sightseeing in the oppressive heat, choose much later hours for strolls through historic cities. In Rome, the offer of night walks among the ancient monuments on the Fori Imperiali avenue is also aimed at them.more

European officials have warned US authorities that an attack on Iran could endanger Western citizens held by the regime and trigger terrorist attacks in Europe, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday, citing diplomatic sources.more

The planned launch of the Ax-4 mission with Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski on Sunday has been canceled to allow additional time to analyze the situation on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said. This is related to a leak in the Russian Zwiezda module.more

The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That's the stark warning from more than 60 of the world's leading climate scientists in the most up-to-date assessment of the state of global warming.more