- Italy issues heat alert for all cities amid extreme European heatwave
- Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries as Moscow targets train station
- South Korean police raid football association over Hong Myung-bo’s appointment process
- Member of Men’s Sheds Lethbridge and Coaldale raises cancer awareness
- Trump refutes reports of US munitions shortages during Iran conflict
- Suicide forum linked to 130 UK deaths remains accessible despite ban
- Locust swarm fills sky in Dagestan as residents seek shelter in vehicles
- Ukraine’s Olha Stefanishyna investigated over anti-corruption allegations
Europe
Italy has placed all 27 monitored cities on red heat alert amid a severe heatwave affecting Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40C. This unprecedented warning has prompted health advisories for millions, while Austria recorded a historic 41.2C, exacerbating droughts and wildfires across the continent.
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s former ambassador to the US, is under investigation for alleged anti-corruption violations, including failing to declare properties and funds. A High Anti-Corruption Court hearing is scheduled in Kyiv following a notice of suspicion issued by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau on 5 August.
Ukraine reported no missile interceptions during a Russian overnight assault, resulting in at least 17 fatalities in Kyiv and surrounding areas. The attack involved 115 drones and 28 missiles, primarily targeting civilian infrastructure, including businesses and a railway station, according to official sources.
It is understood that the dead man’s wounds were self-inflicted. The body is still at the scene and will not be removed until the area has been declared safe.
Relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 have been consistently good, close and characterized by mutual trust.
Two Scottish nationals were shot dead outside Monaghans bar in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, with a man and a woman reported as victims.
The collapse of the Plaine Morte glacier has buried much of the Swiss village of Blatten under tonnes of ice and debris. Early reports confirm at least 11 missing and widespread destruction.
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