Description
Added on the 07/08/2017 17:40:38 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Emergency services are battling several wildfires in nothern Spain as Europe sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave. The soaring temperatures were in line with scientists' predictions that such phenomena will now strike earlier in the year due to global warming.
The UN's refugee agency says in Ukraine 14 million people have either been displaced or have left the country, while conflicts have forced over one hundred million people to flee their homes around the world.
The A4 sized drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist fetched €23 million - surpassing previous records for his works.
Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave Thursday across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water shortages as annual furnace-like temperatures hit South Asia. France 24's Navodita Kumari reports from New Delhi.
Nadal went down two sets to his opponent, Russia's Daniil Medvedev, but managed to stage a comeback to snatch the record Gran Slam title.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.