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French government survives no-confidence vote over heatwave handling

A man cools off in front of a hose spraying water in Paris on June 18, 2026.

Familiar voice of Seoul subway lives on after actor’s death

Kang Hee-sun, whose voice has guided passengers on Seoul Subway Lines 1 to 8 since 1996, died in Seoul on July 4.

Man’s body found in Paris canal popular with bathers: Police

The body was found early on July 4 in the Canal Saint-Martin in the north of the city centre.

Prayers offered for Iran’s Khamenei on day two of funeral ceremonies

A turban is placed over the coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, near the coffins of Khamenei’s family members in the colours of Iranian flags on the stage, as people gather for a public farewell ceremony.

‘Revenge, revenge’: Iran mourners gather for Khamenei’s funeral

People attending a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran, on July 4.

Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran

The coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members are pictured at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 3.

Rescuers scour rubble as Kyiv mourns deadliest Russian attack in 2026

Rescuers working at the site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, on July 2.

At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands

People refill water bottles from a public fountain near the Place du Trocadero in Paris on June 27.

Forty killed as bus falls into ditch in Pakistan’s Balochistan

The bus, operated by a private intercity service, was headed to national capital Islamabad from provincial capital Quetta, the agency said.

‘Rest easy, Uncle’: Pek Kio twig artist Y.L. Thien dies at 83

Retired hawker Y.L. Thien has been making art out of twigs in Pek Kio since 2020.

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