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Records tumble as European heatwave shifts east

epa13069057 A woman uses a hand fan to keep cool during a hot, sunny day at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, 27 June 2026. According to meteorologists, temperatures in the Czech Republic reached 40 degrees Celsius for the first time since 2012, as readings continued to rise. A record set 20 August 2012 was also broken at one location in the northern part of the country, where 40.6 degrees Celsius was measured.  EPA/FADI YOUSEF
epa13069057 A woman uses a hand fan to keep cool during a hot, sunny day at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, 27 June 2026. According to meteorologists, temperatures in the Czech Republic reached 40 degrees Celsius for the first time since 2012, as readings continued to rise. A record set 20 August 2012 was also broken at one location in the northern part of the country, where 40.6 degrees Celsius was measured.  EPA/FADI YOUSEF

Top seeds Sinner, Sabalenka headline Wimbledon's opening day

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 26, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during practice ahead of Wimbledon REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 26, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during practice ahead of Wimbledon REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Farmers fear drought as Italy’s longest river runs dry

This aerial photograph shows a sandbar on the Po River in Pontelagoscuro, eastern Italy, on June 25.
This aerial photograph shows a sandbar on the Po River in Pontelagoscuro, eastern Italy, on June 25.

Italy to join US-led Pax Silica AI initiative despite Trump row

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, the day she meets the prime minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dbeibah (not pictured) at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, the day she meets the prime minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dbeibah (not pictured) at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Bosnia's blend of youth and experience continues to surprise

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group B - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - June 24, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina's Kerim Alajbegovic celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group B - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - June 24, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina's Kerim Alajbegovic celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Italy rebukes NATO’s Rutte over remarks on US use of bases in Iran war

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of a Defence Ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of a Defence Ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Ronaldinho trades retirement for third-tier Italian dreams at 46

Former Brazil soccer player Ronaldinho has come out of retirement to feature for Ravenna in Italy’s third division Serie C.
Former Brazil soccer player Ronaldinho has come out of retirement to feature for Ravenna in Italy’s third division Serie C.

Italy seeks to mend ties with the US after Trump-Meloni blowout

What had begun as an effusive relationship between President Donald Trump (right) and Premier Giorgia Meloni last year began to descend into acrimony in April
What had begun as an effusive relationship between President Donald Trump (right) and Premier Giorgia Meloni last year began to descend into acrimony in April

Italy announces release of Flotilla activists detained in Libya

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a press conference, on the day of a MED9 informal ministerial meeting, in Split, Croatia, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a press conference, on the day of a MED9 informal ministerial meeting, in Split, Croatia, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

Italy cannot hold election next April, economy minister says

Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti reacts ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti reacts ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.