Greece broils on year's warmest day as three-day heatwave peaks
Greece is expected to experience its hottest day of the year on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching up to 43C according to meteorologists, and several regions placed on alert due to the risk of wildfires.
Read moreThe student movement in India challenging Modi's government
What began as online outrage over exam scandals has snowballed into protests against India's education system, posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.
Read moreJapan cities 'cruelly hot' for first time
Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with heatstroke alerts issued across almost the whole country.
Read moreDanish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status
Two Danish coastal cliffs where palaeontologists have uncovered 55-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric wildlife are likely to gain World Heritage status as UNESCO's committee meets in South Korea.
Read moreLithuania moves Red Army graves to leave behind Soviet past
A wartime grave-site outside Lithuania's capital has become the stage for a political skirmish with Russia, as the Baltic country works to shed the last remnants of Soviet occupation.
Read moreIn Bulgarian mountains, local doctor still on call at 90
Doctor Kiril Apostolov shows no sign of being short of breath as he climbs a steep street in the mountain village of Skrat in southwestern Bulgaria, medical briefcase in hand, despite his advanced age.
Read moreOpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for programmers on their own.
Read moreAustralia protests China's 'destabilising' missile test
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Wednesday she raised concern over Beijing's test of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific, calling the launch "destabilising" in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Manila.
Read moreIndia opposition leader released after protest detention
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been released after being detained outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence as part of education system protests that have pushed into Wednesday.
Read moreSydney court dismisses defamation case against film star Rebel Wilson
A defamation case against Australian film star Rebel Wilson was dismissed by a Sydney court on Wednesday.
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