Deaths and thousands without power in European heatwave

Western Europe is ⁠in the grip of a deadly, record-setting heatwave that has killed dozens of people, closed schools, slowed trains, knocked out electricity and forced farmers to harvest grain at night.

Half of France under red heatwave alert

France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels.

Powerful quake strikes Philippines, triggering tsunami alerts across Asia

A powerful earthquake has struck the Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering tsunami alerts across Asia.

NASA orders astronauts to move to Dragon spacecraft over Russian Zvezda module repairs

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to transfer to their docked Dragon spacecraft as a measure of precaution as the Russian crew was carrying out repairs on the Zvezda module after detecting new air leaks, NASA Spokesperson Bethany Stevens said.

Europe braces for another summer of extreme heat after record-breaking spring

Europe is likely to face another summer of extreme heat, forecasters warned, after record-breaking spring temperatures across parts of the continent and signs of strengthening climate patterns linked to hotter weather.

El Niño to bring more heat and disasters in coming months, UN warns

The world must prepare for a surge in weather extremes and heat waves as a potentially exceptional El Niño emerges, the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization has warned.