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The UK and France have registered record May temperatures as western Europe swelters under a “heat dome.” Such extremes are occurring more often as the planet warms.

Authorities say there are 1,933 missing children cases nationwide, up 6.8% from the year before. And, travellers in Germany seem nervous when it comes to air travel, amid the war in Iran, a survey suggests.

Housing has long ranked among the top concerns in Spain, where demand has risen because of tourism and immigration-driven population growth.

Officers fired teargas and stun grenades as tens of thousands rallied against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government. The demonstration went ahead despite the state rail operator canceling trains to and from Belgrade.

A record number of people received a German passport in 2025, a media report says. Numbers have been rising since Germany changed citizenship requirements in 2024.

A Turkish court has allowed DW reporter Alican Uludag to leave detention as his contentious trial opens. He is accused of having “insulted” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which in Turkey can carry a jail sentence.

Latvia’s military said NATO planes responded to at least one drone flying in its airspace. It’s the latest in a string of such incidents in the Baltic, one of which eventually toppled Latvia’s government.

Two Munich residents have been arrested on suspicion of working for a Chinese intelligence service, seeking to obtain and pass on high-tech information with “military applications.”

Researchers have observed two humpback whales swimming between Australia and Brazil. It’s the longest travel distance humans have ever recorded for the species.

Headlines in Germany this Monday include higher than planned CO2 emissions, plans to ramp up civil defense measures, and Chancellor Merz meeting euroskeptic Bulgarian Premier Rumen Radev.