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Deaths include two children left in a hot car in southeast France 53 million in France under extreme heat alert as western Europe faces heat wave  Spain, France, Italy and the U.K. are already facing extreme heat this summer. In France, 53 million people are under extreme heat alerts and …

Expert says the strait is not open in any ‘meaningful’ way Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Friday. The U.S. and Iran are giving conflicting narratives on the state of the strait. (Reuters)  Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? Comments from …

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details What’s at stake for Trump in U.S.-Iran talks? With U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings in a slump and the country’s mid-term elections less than five months away, Thomas Schwartz, professor of political …

Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly in front of leftist rival Iván Cepeda Colombian presidential candidates Sen. Iván Cepeda, left, and Abelardo de la Espriella are shown on Sunday. (Raul Arboleda, Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP/Getty Images)  Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is leading the country’s Sunday presidential race, narrowly scraping by ahead …

U.S. president doubles down on provocations after G7 summit Italy’s Meloni tells Trump to focus on his own popularity  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump after he suggested she was trying to repair ties with Washington to boost her approval ratings. The exchange comes …

Author Richard Kerbaj revealed 1st account of meeting in his book The Defector A March 2018 file photo shows the exterior of the Permanent Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York City. A new book from author Richard Kerbaj has revealed the story of a meeting that took …

More than 80 people hospitalized, with 28 still in hospital as of Saturday, police say Police are shown on Saturday at the scene of a collision a day earlier involving two trains near Bedford, England. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters)  Nine people remain in critical condition following a train crash on Friday near Bedford, …

Many women remove hijab as way of continuing January protests quelled by security forces CBC News witnessed a striking increase in the number of women going without hijab this week in Tehran, even in neighbourhoods that haven’t traditionally been marked by defiance of mandatory hijab law. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)  “Because it’s Iran. …

East Midlands Railway says trains collided in Bedford area on Friday Emergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after two trains bound for London St. Pancras station collided on Friday. (Jamie Lashmar/Pa/The Associated Press)  One person is dead and nearly 90 others are injured after two …

Russian oil exec says fuel situation is challenging, while gasoline is being rationed in Russian-held Crimea Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on Thursday. Moscow was fending off a ‘large-scale’ drone attack from Ukraine, with …