Millions Swelter as UK Endures Its First Extreme Heat Warning
contact@hellonews.website London — Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for…
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Zaporizhzhia Volunteers Send Cars to Front Lines in Ukraine’s East
When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many ordinary Ukrainians started helping their military, even if they did not join the fight. Kateryna Markova has the story. Camera – Viktor…
Russian Journalist Released After Brief Detention
Moscow — Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who shot to prominence for interrupting a live TV broadcast to denounce Russia’s military action in Ukraine, said Monday she had been released after…
Berlin Hosts Envoys for Heart-to-Heart Talks on Climate
BERLIN — With the world reeling from the economic fallout of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, senior officials from 40 countries met Monday in Berlin for heart-to-heart talks…
Cargo Plane Carrying Munitions Crashes in Northern Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11 tons of munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late Saturday. The munitions had been bought by the Bangladeshi defense ministry. Explosives…
France on alert as forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
France was on high alert on Monday as the peak of a punishing heatwave gripped the country, while wildfires raging in parts of southwest Europe showed no sign of abating.…
Smith Rallies to Beat McIlroy at British Open for First Major
St. Andrews, Scotland — Cameron Smith charged his way into history on the Old Course, a Sunday stunner at St. Andrews that sent the Australian to his first major by…
Diplomatic Spat Erupts Between Balkan Rivals Serbia, Croatia
Belgrade, Serbia — Diplomatic tensions soared Sunday between Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia after Croatia refused to allow a private visit by Serbia’s populist president to the site of a…
'Evil Cannot Win': Killed by Russian Missile, 4-Year-Old Liza Is Buried
Vinnytsia, Ukraine — Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza Dmytrieva, who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in central Ukraine as…
Ukraine on Her Mind as High Jumper Goes for Gold at Worlds
Eugene, Oregon — It took her three days by car to escape from Ukraine after the war started. Champion high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh can only guess how long it will…
Ukraine's President Fires Security Chief, Prosecutor General
Kyiv — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued executive orders late on Sunday sacking the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the prosecutor general. The orders dismissing…
US Soprano, Offended by Blackface, Pulls Out of Italy Opera
Rome — Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on…
Holocaust Survivors Mark 80 Years Since Mass Paris Roundup
PARIS — Family by family, house by house, French police rounded up 13,000 people on two terrifying days in July 1942, dispatching them to Nazi death camps simply because they…
Zelenskyy: Develop 'Emotional Sovereignty' over Disinformation
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his daily address Saturday, urged Ukrainians to develop “a kind of emotional sovereignty” over the disinformation and propaganda that Russia and others have distributed in…
Studies: France is a Melting Pot, but Discrimination Lurks
PARIS — Two landmark new studies in France are bursting myths about immigration at a time when xenophobic far-right discourse has gained ground. They show that the children of immigrants…