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Deaths surged 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says

PARIS (AP) - Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month, the country's public health authority said Friday, reporting at least 2,000 more deaths than in the previous week when temperatures were already ...
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Armenia passes law restricting voting rights for citizens living abroad

By Lucy Papachristou July 3 (Reuters) - Armenia's parliament passed a law on Friday that raises the bar for citizens based abroad to be able to come home and vote, following reported efforts by Moscow to use Armenians living in Russia to influence an election ...
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EU Commission proposes five major cross-border defence projects

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday proposed five major cross-border defence projects, opening the way for them to access EU funds. The proposed European Defence Projects of Common Interest include a drone and counter-drone project involving 26 EU member countries, Norway ...
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NATO leaders including Trump to affirm ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defence in Ankara, summit text says

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - NATO leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are set to affirm an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence under the alliance's Article 5 pact at a summit in Ankara next week, according to a text ...
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An animal rescuer cares for pets and livestock stranded by war in southern Lebanon

KFAROUE, Lebanon (AP) - In the village of Kfaroue in southern Lebanon, Hussein Hamza makes his daily rounds to feed and check on his furry and feathered charges. The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, ...
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Mourners in Damascus bury cafe blast victims as officials promise justice

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Mourners filed through Damascus on Friday, a day after an explosive device set off in a cafe in the Syrian capital killed 10 people. The funeral procession in the normally bustling Midan neighborhood carried the coffins of three of the victims. ...
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Photos of pets and farm animals rescued from the war in southern Lebanon

KFAROUE, Lebanon (AP) - Hussein Hamza is caring for abandoned animals in Kfaroue, southern Lebanon, as the Israel-Hezbollah war rages on. Many residents have fled, leaving pets and farm animals behind. Some owners have been killed in airstrikes. ___ This is a photo gallery curated ...
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Venice mayor proposes dynamic pricing for day-trippers with 50-euro ceiling

MILAN (AP) - Venice's new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city's three-year-old day-tripper access fee, seeking government approval to raise the charge to as much as 50 euros ($59) on the busiest days to ease overcrowding in the UNESCO world ...
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Venezuelan earthquake survivors search for missing pets at ‘Hospital McDonald’s’

CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (AP) - Hope came in the strangest of places: A Venezuelan restaurant that has come to be known as "Hospital McDonald's." Gabriela Alves found herself embracing her 6-year-old dog Buddy on Thursday in the fast-food outlet after a week of searching for ...
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Czech film fest in Karlovy Vary honors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche

PRAGUE (AP) - The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic kicked off its 60th edition with honors planned for actors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche. Hoffman, who won the Academy Award for best actor for his role in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) ...
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How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers

By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, July 3 (Reuters) - Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok with a series of questions: "Are you flying to Australia? ...
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Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers and injuring 8

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. The bus went out ...
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