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Las Vegas visitors and local residents endured record-breaking temperatures of 119 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 Celsius) on Monday (July 8) as a widespread heat wave delivered a fresh batch of record temperatures along the U.S. West Coast.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket to orbit on Monday (July 8) containing the Turksat 6A spacecraft, Turkey’s first domestically produced communications satellite, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.

NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals baseball team on Monday (July 8), a lighthearted moment ahead of the NATO meetings in Washington this week.

Actor Alec Baldwin was present in court on Monday (July 8) for a court hearing ahead of his involuntary manslaughter trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Search and rescue efforts continued into the night on Monday (July 8) after a Russian missile attack on the main children's hospital in Kyiv. The broad daylight attack was among a wave of missiles that rained down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 36 civilians.

A Russian court sentenced a playwright and a theater director each to six years in prison on Monday (July 8) for "justifying terrorism," concluding a trial that rights campaigners had said demonstrated Russia's intolerance of artistic freedom. Kristy Kilburn reports.

A severe drought in Sicily has nearly dried up the Mediterranean island's only natural lake, which has long served as a vital resting station for birds migrating between Africa and Europe. Olivia Zollino reports.

France's National Rally (RN) will lead the European Parliament's third-largest alliance, Patriots for Europe, forged by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the group announced on Monday (July 8). RN European Parliament lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud said the group was against the "hyper-federalist aspect" of the EU.

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer posed with hundreds of Labour lawmakers on Monday (July 8) as they gather at Parliament for the first time since their sweeping victory in last week's general election.

Northern Mexico is experiencing a scorching heatwave, with temperatures over 122° F (50° C), causing significant hardships for local residents, many of whom are struggling to cope with the extreme weather.

Iraq on Monday (July 8) exhibited several ancient artifacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following the 2003 U.S. invasion.

For more than two decades in an Israeli prison, Palestinian Youssef Mikdad dreamed of returning to a prospering Gaza and making up for lost time with his children. When he tasted freedom last week, he found his house razed and his homeland reduced to rubble. Lucy Fielder has more.

Following France's election, the country faces a hung parliament, a potential period of instability and possible policy paralysis, said Reuters Paris bureau chief Richard Lough on Monday (July 8). A surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power.

Russia rained missiles down on cities across Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv's main children's hospital in the deadliest air strike in months, officials said. Alice Rizzo has more.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow's Vnukovo airport for a two-day state visit on Monday (July 8).

The NATO summit in Washington D.C. was meant to highlight American leadership and the rejuvenation of the 75-year-old defense pact. But all that was thrown into doubt amid questions of Biden's ability to hold the White House against a challenge from former president Donald Trump.

Moving trucks were seen outside the UK Prime Minister’s official residence at 10 Downing Street on Monday (July 8), as Rishi Sunak moved out and his successor Labour's Keir Starmer moved in.

France faces a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting Monday (July 8) to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power. Lucy Fielder reports.

Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a rare daytime attack on Monday (July 8), killing at least 20 people across the country and hitting a key children's hospital, officials said.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (July 8), days after holding talks on a potential Ukrainian peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that angered some European Union leaders.

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

In Thailand, it is not uncommon for people to get traditional tattoos of sacred scriptures known as Sak Yant, which are believed to offer blessings, protection from harm, and bring good luck. Syakir Jasnee reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday (July 7) received a warm welcome from churchgoers at a Black church in in Philadelphia as he joked about his age amid a chorus from within his own party suggesting he should step aside in the 2024 presidential race.

French protesters clashed with riot police in Paris on Sunday evening (July 7), after the first projected results from France's parliamentary election were announced.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday (July 7) he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron in the morning. This announcement comes after the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won the most seats in the second round voting of parliamentary elections.