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Western Europe posted its hottest June-July on record as heatwaves, drought and wildfires swept the region, EU climate monitor Copernicus reports
Brick kiln workers in Pakistan face 1,000C furnaces below and record summer heat above, as climate change deepens risks in a poorly regulated industry
Trump says the United States is low-keying it with Iran, citing Tehran's inflation and cash shortage as the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues into a new week
Netanyahu called Trump's 15-point Gaza plan unacceptable as he faces an October 27 election and pressure from far-right allies and Washington.
Ishaq Dar says the Makkah defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is purely defensive and open to other countries in the region.
Houthi attacks in Yemen's Mokha killed at least 11 people on Sunday, hours after a drone strike hit a Saudi oil refinery in Jazan.
