Authorities accross Europe have warned of temperatures exceeding 39 and 40 degrees Celsius as a ‘heat dome’ sets in. Germany also faces the threat of extreme thunderstorms.
President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister, without consulting Romania’s governing parties. Critics accuse Dan of breaking democratic rules.
Five people were injured in the attacks on Friday that were described by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as being motivated by “anti-Muslim hatred.”
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party comfortably secured another parliamentary majority, defeating a fragmented opposition.
Two leading German newspapers have deleted articles created with the use of artificial intelligence. Many fear an increasing reliance on AI will damage the credibility of German media outlets.
A member of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet said it would be “delusional” to pretend there was no threat to his position. But he also said he had no information suggesting he might quit, as a newspaper reported.
Thousands celebrated through the night at Stonehenge in southwest England, ushering in the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The stone circle aligns with the sun’s path at the solstices.
Germany’s special law prohibiting the insulting of politicians has led to cases that many people consider absurd. Some members of the government want to abolish the law; others think there’s a good reason to retain it.
Footage of fires at a major depot on Crimea circulated on social media. The Moscow-aligned governor of Crimea has halted public fuel sales after the attack.
The United Nations Security Council has called on the paramilitary RSF in Sudan to not launch an attack on the city of El-Obeid.