
What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths
Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.
MONDAY, 27 JULY 2026, 12:44

Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

The US Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning and has recorded waves 0.3m (1.1 feet) high in Puerto Madero and Chiapas in Mexico.

Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.

More than 60 others were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.

The new bill also allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.

Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month.

Why hunger strikes still shape Indian politics, from Gandhi to Sonam Wangchuk.

Athipat Wichan tells BBC Thai he regrets bringing his girlfriend Nahathai into his indie band Thotsakan.

Previously little-known in Europe, the Midea PortaSplit has become a household name this summer.

The US vice president says he thinks some Israeli politicians are trying to detail efforts to end the conflict.

More than 50 defendants have been on trial in Italy over the 2018 bridge collapse which killed 43 people.

The same area devastated by floods last year – causing more than 130 deaths – is once again being targeted by life-threatening floods.

The US Vice-President writes in his new book that a visit to north Wales in 2013 changed his perspective.

Wildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke.

Polish security services say the aim was to incite ethnic tensions between Poland and Ukraine.

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal’s rich tradition of textile manufacturing.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

The U.S. military said that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.