In its latest heatwave bulletin published on Saturday, the Italian health ministry says that by Monday, some 25 of the country’s 27 major cities will be on red alert. It says it expects only two – Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy’s “boot” and Messina, facing it across on the island of Sicily
When I planned my first trip to Japan during cherry blossom season, I knew I wanted to see the tourist highlights in major urban centers like Tokyo and Osaka, but I also wanted to embrace the countryside. I asked my relatives who live in Japan for recommendations, and their suggestions led me to three rural
Hot dogs, beach days and iced tea on the porch are some of the rites of summer. But in an era of global warming, a new ritual has emerged: quelling the smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles or more away. The Midwest, Northeast and parts of Canada have been bombarded by thick smoke that
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires left much of the northern United States choked by a blanket of smoke. The threat comes after complaints from US lawmakers about the wildfires and Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling on the US to send support to fight the
Protests have broken out in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise dismissal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. A crowd of people, mostly young people, gathered in kyiv, holding signs that read “Hands off Fedorov” and “Stop sabotaging the victory!” and shouting “Shame!” Zelensky has not yet explained his decision, which is causing
At least 11 people have died after strong thunderstorms hit cities in central China’s Hubei province, state media reported. Videos of tornadoes, taken from the neighboring cities of Ezhou and Huanggang, have been circulating online. A student from the city of Huanggang told the BBC he had thought it was “just a normal storm” until