Millions across Europe endure extreme heat with temperatures exceeding 35C as the continent experiences another intensifying heatwave affecting over 135 million people.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 273 people and damaging four major hospitals in the city of Cali. Health officials have stabilized the situation through coordinated expansion of medical capacity and widespread volunteer support.

The UK government is closing 13 more asylum hotels this week as part of a plan to end hotel use entirely by the end of this parliament, raising questions about where residents will be relocated and how communities will be affected.

Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme, which supports over 700,000 people, faces major restructuring due to rapid cost growth from an estimated $22bn to $54bn annually, prompting government proposals for tighter controls and reduced funding.

A severe heatwave across East Asia has destroyed crops and killed livestock, with South Korea recording its highest temperature since 1904 and scientists linking the extreme weather to global warming.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured 745 square kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in a key sector this year, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, describing the operation as executed with precision as planned.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi denounced Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed Kuril islands as “absolutely unacceptable,” stating it had worsened Japanese sentiment toward Russia.

Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children suffer from acute malnutrition, with healthcare facilities closing due to a severe decline in humanitarian aid funding over recent years.

Millions of people gathered across Spain, Portugal, Iceland, and Greenland on Wednesday to witness a total solar eclipse—Spain’s first in over a century—with totality lasting less than two and a half minutes.

Zambians voted Thursday in a presidential election where incumbent Hakainde Hichilema seeks reelection amid concerns over rising living costs and economic reforms.

English farmers harvested over half their winter wheat crop by late July due to severe drought conditions, with nearly three-quarters of England experiencing water stress after record-low rainfall and unusually high temperatures this growing season.

A Syrian court sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s 14-year civil war.