The dark, tsunami-like cloud formation billowed across parts of Portugal’s northern and central coasts, as the country set a heat record.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/02/roll-cloud-weather-heatwave-portugal/
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration could not cut short the protection for migrants from Haiti, which has been under a state of emergency since March 2024.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/02/haiti-trump-noem-temporary-protected-status/
The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures and offering little reprieve.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/02/european-heat-wave-eiffel-tower/
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install the next Dalai Lama.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/02/dalai-lama-successor-tibet-china/
“Financing is the engine of development. And right now, this engine is sputtering,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said at a global poverty conference in Seville.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/02/trump-tax-immigration-global-poverty-seville/
Australian police said the man had worked at 20 child care centers in Melbourne or the wider state of Victoria and now faces sexual assault charges related to eight victims.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/01/australia-melbourne-childcare-assault-joshua-brown/
British rap duo Bob Vylan’s lead singer, Bobby Vylan, made the remarks at the Glastonbury music festival, an annual event well known for political activism.https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/07/01/bob-vylan-kneecap-idf-glastonbury-festival/
The new assessment contrasted with U.N. agency view that Iran could resume enriching uranium in a “matter of months.”https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/pentagon-says-u-s-strike-delayed-irans-nuclear-program-by-up-to-two-years-8d51eb81
A suspension in Patriot missiles is a body blow to the embattled county’s efforts to withstand Russia’s increasingly deadly and mounting aerial assaults.https://www.wsj.com/world/what-the-halt-in-u-s-weapon-supplies-means-for-ukraine-485bf0df
The development leaves the IAEA blind for now to any renewed nuclear work that Tehran is able to do.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-suspends-cooperation-with-u-n-atomic-agency-9de6eeb6
Investors fret more taxes or borrowing are likely after the U.K. government abandoned a plan to cut welfare spending.https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/britains-chancellor-in-tears-as-investors-turn-on-government-22aee17f
Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.https://www.wsj.com/world/the-dalai-lama-is-turning-90-and-has-a-birthday-message-for-beijing-1e9eb3fa
The EU is pushing ahead with an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, signaling a growing divide between the U.S. and the rest of the industrialized world.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/gulf-between-u-s-and-europes-climate-targets-just-got-wider-a4859afd
The president praised the Israeli prime minister for leading an assault on Iran and says Israel has agreed to a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-netanyahu-israel-praise-566d399f
Politicians keep sticking to a climate agenda voters keep rejecting.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/european-commission-green-claims-climate-business-ursula-von-der-leyen-80e782cc
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to express the “critical importance” of continuing U.S. weapons deliveries and to emphasize that any delay or postponement would only encourage Russia to continue the war.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-halts-key-weapons-for-ukraine-in-new-sign-of-weakening-support-for-kyiv-35d78cfc
A Magellanic penguin was spotted at the beach in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend, drawing attention from beachgoers who shared images of the rare visitor on social media.https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/penguin-joins-swimmers-beach-brazil-123397760
A great-grandfather's priceless reaction to learning he and his great-grandson share the same name, Teddy, was recently caught on video. "You're kidding me!" he says in the footage.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/video/great-grandpa-breaks-tears-after-learning-great-grandsons-123381059
Temperatures in Paris are expected to reach 38.3 degrees Celsius, approximately 101 degrees Fahrenheit, on Tuesday.https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/eiffel-tower-closes-early-amid-european-heat-wave-123382057
King Charles III is decommissioning the historic royal train, citing high operating costs and the need for expensive upgrades, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/royal-train-retires-after-156-years-123369377