France's President Emmanuel Macron and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk leave after posing for a group photo within a meeting between the Nato Secretary General, the president of Ukraine, and leaders of E5 countries during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague. File photo taken on June 25, 2025.

Poland and the UK are expected to sign in London on Wednesday a new defence treaty, expanding cooperation between the Nato allies to counter security threats, including from Russia.

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Seven die in France from causes related to heatwave

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Indian medical student missing in Georgia for 12 days

Dhvanit has been facing sustained mental harassment at the rented flat

Dhvanit Rajdeep's parents said their son faced harassment from landlord and his roommates.

Heat dome scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

Record-shattering May heatwave signals Europe’s new climate reality

WORLD BRACES FOR HOTTER DAYS: A “heat dome” over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada’s Arctic territories. Canada broke a national heat record when the temperature in a small town in British Columbia reached almost 46.6°C, breaking an 84-year-old record by nearly 3 degrees, with dangerously hot weather expected to continue. Residents in eastern Europe and parts of Siberia are struggling to cope with heatwaves sweeping across the region. Kuwait city’s Nawasib recorded 53.2°C, the highest temperature in the world for this year. Looks like the world is to witness some all-time temperature records. The extreme weather conditions certainly point to climate change, and the well-documented effects of human behaviour like carbon emissions on the planet. Governments must act now by setting targets to reduce methane emissions to confront climate change. [COMMENT BY: Stephen N R, Senior Associate Editor]

French teens held over murder of 11-year-old

The boy's body was found after a fisherman alerted police to cries of a child in the area

Divers search for evidences in the Vilaine river near the site where the body of a 11-year-old boy was found dead the day before in Rennes.

Russian FM urges US to pull diplomats from Kyiv embassy

Lavrov urged the US to evacuate diplomats from Kyiv during a call with Rubio

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Jet carrying UK defence secretary had signal jammed

Report did not confirm who was behind the incident and whether Healey’s plane was targeted

An RAF jet carrying the UK defence secretary John Healey had its signal jammed and GPS disabled when it flew near the Russian border last week.

UK set to break record for hottest May day

The current record for the hottest May day is 32.8C, set in 1922

A swimmer and dog enjoy the cool sea temperatures off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London.

Pope urges ‘disarming’ of AI in major manifesto

‘Just war’ theory espoused by Trump administration ‘outdated’, says Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter “Magnifica Humanitas” focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on May 25, 2026.

Russia's Oreshnik missile in Kiev attack: What to know

Moscow says latest strike answers deadly school attack in occupied Luhansk

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Dnipro strike was the first time the experimental missile has been used in combat. The Russian Defence Ministry said the missile was deployed in response to Ukrainian attacks on a school in the Luhansk region on Friday, in which 21 students were killed, and dozens were injured. Ukrainian authorities said the Oreshnik struck the city of Bila Tserkva near Kiev, marking the first time it was used to target the capital region.

Jazeera launches Kuwait-London weekly flights

Carrier to launch four weekly flights from July 8

Jazeera Airways announced the launch of its first direct commercial flights to London Luton Airport, with four flights a week starting on July 8.

Belgium to buy €700m missiles for F-35 jets, drones

Belgium steps up defence spending amid rising European security concerns

Belgium to buy €700 million cruise missiles for F-35 jets, drones

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