Global sea temperature reach 21 degrees amid heatwaves
Europe • Aug 14, 2026, 10:37 AM
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A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees Celsius. Antonia Kerrigan has the details.
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Back-to-back Russian drone strikes kill more than a dozen at Ukraine shopping centre
Europe • 6:07 PM
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A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed at least 15 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency worker
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Does Putin travel without security?
Europe • 4:05 PM
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In order to create an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a leader beloved by his people, pro-Russia social media users have been claiming that he travels without a security team, unlike other heads of state. To illustrate this claim, they share
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Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones
Europe • 2:35 PM
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CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining infor
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