As the Earth continues to heat up due to man-made climate change, 'hottest temperature on record' has become an increasingly common refrain as dozens of countries have hit their high-temperature marks in the 21st century.
A heat wave broiling Europe fuelled ferocious wildfires on Monday in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests.
A Russian shell smashed into a two-story building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk on Monday, killing six civilians who were sheltering there, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
One of The Chainsmokers' latest hits is High and they're hoping to live up to their lyrics. The hit-making duo of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall have signed up to get into a pressurized capsule tethered to a stratospheric balloon in a few years and perform some 32 km above the Earth.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most recognizable face in U.S. efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, has told Politico in a newly published interview that he plans to retire at the end of Joe Biden's first term.
Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record-high temperatures that are already disrupting travel, health care and schools.
A feminism group from a U.K. high school is petitioning the government to ban school uniforms from being sold in costume and sex shops and worn in pornography.
Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administration seeks to head off social unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this week to elect a new president.
