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From a diva commanding the stage to a punk-rock loving hooligan, a new generation of clowns take to the stage for a London festival celebrating contemporary clowning. Riss Obolensky, who hosted the opening cabaret at the Soho Theatre, says the public's perception has changed as clowning has evolved away from the traditional stereotypes.

Hot and humid conditions behind several recent deaths in Japan have driven residents to use new "cooling shelters" set up around the capital on Tuesday (July 9), including at the popular tourist spot Tokyo Tower. The shelters are part of a scheme adopted this year that require local governments to provide people a respite from the heat after warnings go out.

Pamplona revellers took part in the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival on Tuesday (July 9). The event left two injured, who were transported to the Navarra University Hospital, local media reported.

Emergency services teams were still combing through the wreckage for survivors at Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv on Tuesday morning (July 9), a day after it was hit in a barrage of missile strikes across the country that killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told Reuters he would discuss with NATO leaders the "distinct threat" North Korea poses to Europe by deepening military ties with Russia, as a summit in Washington kicks off on Tuesday (July 9). Diane To reports.

Eyewitness drone video shot on Monday (July 8) showed water completely flooding parts of the city of Houston after the deadly tropical storm Beryl ripped through southeast Texas. Reuters confirmed the location and date of the footage.

Singapore bank DBS Group's CEO Piyush Gupta said on Tuesday (July 9) U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, if he wins, would be open to cutting deals, which could suit China. “Trump is a dealmaker. He's not ideologically driven to anything… And I think in some ways that's helpful because the Chinese also like to cut deals” Gupta said during an interview at the Reuters NEXT forum in Singapore.

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum reunited in New York on Monday (July 8) for the red carpet premiere of the new romantic comedy “Fly Me To The Moon". Johansson and Tatum spoke to Reuters about their excitement in visiting NASA during the film's production.

An eyewitness captured on Sunday (July 7) huge waves battering the Kemah Boardwalk, as Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas.

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.

Almost 30 years on from the blockbuster "Twister," deadly tornadoes and their chasers are back on the screen for an updated extreme weather tale. Actor Glen Powell and Director Isaac Chung spoke with Reuters at the reboot's London premiere on Monday (July 8).

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.

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

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.