Trump blames vandals for reflecting pool problems
According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the deplorable condition of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial is not his fault, but rather the result of vandalism.
French Minister: "Already 20 drownings since Saturday"
The heat wave in France has already claimed the lives of at least 20 people who died from drowning. Marina Ferrari, Minister of Sports, Youth, and Social Life, announced this on Monday on France Inter.
Two children (ages 2 and 4) found dead in their mother’s sweltering car in France
In Carpentras, a city in Provence in southern France, two children, ages 2 and 4, were found dead on Monday afternoon in their mother’s car. The car was parked in the family’s garage.
Russian journalist who exposed Putin’s secret girlfriend found dead
Prominent Russian journalist Grigory Nekhoroshev (69), who in 2008 was the first to reveal President Vladimir Putin’s relationship with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Riga, the Latvian capital where he had been living in exile as a political refugee for 11 years.
Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without a hijab
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of her production team have been sentenced to 74 lashes, a two-year ban on leaving Iran, and a two-year ban on artistic activities. This is their punishment for holding a concert that was live-streamed on Ahmadi’s YouTube channel in 2024.
The United Kingdom is also bracing for "extreme heat": a red alert has been issued
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has issued the highest red warning for extreme heat for Wednesday and Thursday. The United Kingdom is also facing a severe heat wave that is expected to break June’s temperature records.
French police unexpectedly discover a stolen Picasso during a search
During a search conducted as part of a drug investigation, French police unexpectedly discovered a work by Pablo Picasso. The exclusive piece may be worth several million euros. The investigation has since expanded to include theft and receiving stolen goods after the painting was found in a home in Champigny-sur-Marne, east of Paris.
Brave zookeeper jumps into crocodile enclosure to save toddler
A three-year-old child from the United Kingdom was seriously injured last Thursday after falling into a zoo’s crocodile enclosure. The boy was rushed to a hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries. According to police, he is in critical but stable condition.
‘Albania could lose opportunity at EU membership due to Trump’s megalomaniacal project’
The protests in Albania have been going on for more than twenty days. Angry demonstrators have taken to the streets carrying signs featuring flamingos to oppose plans for a so-called Trump resort, but the underlying discontent extends beyond this single project. The planned luxury resorts by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the U.S. president’s daughter and son-in-law, are set to be built in a protected nature reserve known as a habitat for flamingos. The European Union is also viewing the plans with concern: according to Brussels, proceeding with construction could affect Albania’s chances of joining the EU.
Trump is gaining ground in Colombia
Colombia is experiencing unrest in its streets following the narrow election victory of right-wing nationalist lawyer and businessman Abelardo De La Espriella.