UN chief calls for cooperation on heat wave impact

UN chief calls for cooperation on heat wave impact

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for an urgent and concerted effort to strengthen international cooperation to address extreme heat. Guterres says extreme heat is increasingly tearing through economies, widening inequalities, undermining the Sustainable Development Goals and killing people.

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Health / Medical

93 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

By Aishwarya Kumar Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 93 people today, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris, officials said. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, with blocked roads into the disaster area in Wayanad district complicating relief efforts. "93 dead bodies have been found so […]

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World

At least eight people with stab injuries have been admitted to hospital after an attack in north-west England

At least eight people with stab injuries have been admitted to hospital after an attack in north-west England. One man has been detained, and a knife seized. It's thought many of those injured are children. Stuart Smith reports.

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World

UN officials condemn Golan Heights rocket attack

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday's rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights. According to reports at least 12 people were killed, mainly children and teenagers. Fears are mounting of full blown regional conflict amidst this latest attack between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Jody Jacobs reports.

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World

Biden wants to add Supreme Court term limits and prevent Presidential immunity

U.S. President Joseph Biden is calling for changes to the Supreme Court including term limits for justices, and an ethics code, plus constitutional changes to prevent presidential immunity. It comes following the highest court's opinion on Donald Trump's election interference case, saying there is immunity for 'official acts'. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

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World

US presidential candidates drum up support

US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her, according to her team. The campaign says it has 170,000 new volunteers, and the "momentum and energy for Vice President Harris is real", according to its communications director. It comes after a weekend of campaigning for both Harris and former President Donald Trump, as the US presidential election […]

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World

Son of jailed Mexican crime boss El Chapo is due in a Chicago court this week

The son of jailed Mexican crime boss, El Chapo is due in a Chicago court this week, after surrendering to American authorities. It's reported Joaquin Guzman Lopez may have been working with officials on his surrender, and fooled another drug trafficker to come with him. Mitch McCann reports:

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Sport

Iraqi churches denounce Olympics opening ceremony scene

Iraq's top churches have joined international religious bodies in condemning a controversial segment of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which many interpreted as a reference to the Bible's Last Supper. "What happened at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is shameful and a mockery of the Christian religion," Iraq's Chaldean Catholic church said in a statement Sunday. The contentious scene in Friday's parade in Paris involved […]

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Business / Economics

Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo amid regional security worries

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the US kicked off a meeting in Tokyo on Monday to discuss deepening their collaboration on economic, security and humanitarian issues in the Indo-Pacific. It is their first gathering since September 2023, as Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.

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