People cool down under trees in Nantes, western France. Officials warned of deadly accidents in unauthorised waters as temperatures soar.

Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves

Heatwave-driven rush to water blamed for sharp rise in France drownings

11 million measles cases expected worldwide in 2026

Experts warn global measles surge as falling vaccination rates fuel outbreaks

As measles resurges globally, experts urge two-dose vaccination to prevent severe complications, especially in regions with low immunisation rates.

Macron hosts Saudi's MBS as Paris-Riyadh ties deepen

Talks will cover major deals, esports and regional stability in the Middle East

File photo: France's President Emmanuel Macron with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Prince Harry: Royal misfit making unlikely UK return

Harry’s fraught homecoming tests royal rifts, reconciliation and reputation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Archie and Lilibet Diana at the royal couple’s home in Santa Barbara.

Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom

Leoben’s AT&S becomes Europe’s lone heavyweight in advanced AI hardware

Employees walk at the AT&S production facilities in Leoben, Styria, Austria.

Sweden police name teen killed in school sword attack

Police are investigating the motive after an 18-year-old suspect was detained

Fagersta residents leave flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, on August 22, 2026, a day after a 17-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured in a sword attack at the school.

Girl, 6, dies after parents, sister drown at UK beach

Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition since Tuesday’s drowning at Shoreham

Representational image. Sussex Police said CCTV and witness accounts indicated the deaths were a tragic accident.

Heatwaves claim more than 30,000 excess lives in Europe

Germany, France and Spain were among worst-hit countries as heatwaves swept the continent

A pedestrian with a small electric fan hanging around her neck shields herself from the sun with an umbrella in central Rome on July 8, 2026, as parts of Europe experience another heatwave.

Jodie Foster the python beats cancer in world first

The 4.5-metre snake is believed to be the first of her kind to receive electrochemotherapy

Python named Jodie Foster beats cancer after pioneering treatment

Uber hit with nearly $1b fine for deactivating drivers

Uber to appeal Dutch ruling that its automated decisions violated EU law

Regulator says Uber broke EU rules by deactivating drivers without notice.

Prince Harry, others ordered to pay Daily Mail £9.5m

Court says prince and six other high-profile figures must make the payment within a week

Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion through unlawful tactics in a trial that is part of a wider phone hacking scandal in London, Jan. 21, 2026.

Sword-wielding attacker wounds teens at Swedish school

Sword-wielding assailant detained after attack at Brinellskolan high school

Police and emergency personnel outside Brinellskolan during a major emergency response after a man with a sword reportedly injured several people at the school in Fagersta, Sweden, on Friday, August 21, 2026.

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