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Historic marine heatwave grips north-west Mediterranean as ocean records tumble worldwide
The north-west Mediterranean has registered the most intense marine heatwave ever measured in the basin, with sea surface temperatures running 5.2°C above normal, as the EU's Copernicus Marine Service confirms June 2026 as the hottest month ever recorded for global oceans — raising urgent questions

One million Lebanese still displaced as new US-brokered framework offers uncertain path to return
More than a million people remain internally displaced in Lebanon nearly four months after Israeli military operations forced them from their homes, with the occupation of a fifth of the country's territory and widespread destruction blocking safe return despite a newly signed trilateral framework a

Parcel bomb wounds Ukrainian businessman and family in Monaco as cross-border manhunt continues
A shrapnel-packed parcel bomb detonated in the lobby of a Monaco residential building on Monday evening, seriously wounding Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev and two family members in what authorities called the first attack of its kind in the principality's history, with the suspected bomber s
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