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Berlin police used water cannons to cool thousands of Bruno Mars fans waiting outside the olympiastadion as temperatures neared 40°c during europe's record-breaking heatwave. Fans queued for hours in the scorching sun, while authorities urged people to stay hydrated amid one of Germany's hottest days of the year.

Nepal Traffic Bill: The Nepal government has drafted a proposal for steep increases in traffic fines to enhance road safety. Under the new rules, penalties will scale from Rs 500 for jaywalking to Rs 100,000 for vehicles utilizing heavily tinted windows. The draft also heavily raises fines for critical offenses, including drunk driving, speeding, using a mobile phone while driving and lane violations.

US jets use delicate, smooth radar-absorbent coatings to remain unseen. Russia skips these fragile finishes, opting for rugged airframes built for extreme weather and high-speed manoeuvrability.

Speaking after Brazil’s dramatic 2-1 win, Ancelotti explained that Neymar was originally expected to enter around the 60th minute. However, once the scores were level, he decided to keep the forward fresh for a possible extra 30 minutes.

Pakistan is facing a sustained, multi-year surge in terrorist violence driven primarily by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reversing years of hard-won counterterrorism gains.

The Indian Army has firmly rejected recent media reports alleging that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) encroached into Arunachal Pradesh and established military camps inside Indian territory, calling the claims "incorrect and without any basis".

After the win, Neymar reacted on X to German economist Joachim Klement, whose statistical model had predicted that Japan would eliminate Brazil.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's co-star Sadiya Siddiqui recently opened up the time when the actress broke up with Salman Khan after dating him for three years. Read on to know more.

Japan has introduced AIko, an AI-powered virtual police chief, to educate people about online scams that caused record losses of over $2 billion last year. The Osaka Police initiative comes as fraud linked to social media and Southeast Asian scam syndicates rises

In recent years, readers in India have increased in engaging with a wide range of manga genres, extending beyond traditionally dominant titles into slice-of-life and novels. Let's take a look at how anime and manga have made a soft power bridge between India and Japan.

The state government has announced the issuance of permanent residential certificates to citizens for the SIR process. The Revenue Department has issued complete guidelines on issuing permanent residential certificates, allowing citizens to obtain them both online and offline.

Authorities in Iraq have recovered cash and gold worth nearly Rs 3,000 crore from the homes of politicians and government officials in raids as part of a major anti-corruption crackdown in recent weeks. Huge amounts were recovered, buried deep beneath homes as well.

Farmers across Nepal have marked the start of the rice planting season with celebrations that blend tradition and agriculture. But this year's national paddy day comes with growing concerns over below-average monsoon rains, and the potential impact of a developing El niño.

Summer 2026 was poised to be a blockbuster year for the live entertainment industry. With highly anticipated stadium comebacks from global heavyweights like BTS and Harry Styles, the concert economy was bracing for record-breaking ticket sales.

The thermometer is breaking records across Europe. From Poland and Slovakia to Hungary and Ukraine, temperatures have surged beyond 40 degrees Celsius. It has overwhelmed power networks, fuelling wildfires and forcing governments to take emergency measures. Scientists say this is now Europe's most intense heatwave on record, and a stark reminder of how climate change is reshaping summers across the continent.

A deadly wildfire on the utah-colorado border is raising fresh questions about the growing dangers facing firefighters in a warming climate. As crews mourn three colleagues killed in the line of duty, experts warn that hotter, longer fire seasons are creating increasingly extreme and unpredictable conditions.

Canada is facing another wildfire challenge as a massive blaze burns out of control in quebec's cote-nord region. Authorities warn that hotter-than-normal temperatures forecast for the summer could increase wildfire activity across much of the country in the months ahead.

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor dismissed concerns over the US renaming the Indo-Pacific Command, saying the focus should be on actions, not labels. He stressed that India-US ties remain strong, citing the close rapport between Trump and PM Modi.

The world bank is changing the way it measures its climate efforts. While it says support for climate projects will continue, the institution is dropping key climate finance targets and shifting its focus toward the results those projects achieve on the ground.