(Reuters) - Millions of people in the Western and Southern United States will bear the brunt of the summer's first heat wave starting on Tuesday as temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) across the region.
From northern California down through southern Arizona and into South Texas, some 19 million Americans will spend the rest of the work week under excessive heat warnings and advisories issued by the... (continue reading...)
GENEVA (Reuters) - Healthcare systems of neighbouring countries are feeling the strain as thousands of critical patients from the Gaza Strip are evacuated for treatment of complex injuries and ailments, a top WHO official said on Tuesday.
"The ripple effect on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria as the immediate neighbours of the OPT (occupied Palestinian territories) is significant," said Hanan Balkhy, the World Health Organization's regional director for the... (continue reading...)
By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga
GJADER, Albania (Reuters) - Construction workers in Albania are working hard to transform a former military air base into an Italian-run migrant centre ahead of a progress-check by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni this week.
Meloni is expected to visit the former air field in Gjader on Wednesday - days before elections to the European Parliament - as bulldozers are levelling the soil to accommodate... (continue reading...)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recently adopted U.S. Treasuries clearing rules could increase clearing activity by the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), a subsidiary of trade processor DTCC, by more than $4 trillion per day, DTCC said on Tuesday.
The rules, which will become effective in phases by June 2026, were adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in December and are aimed at reducing systemic risk in the $27 trillion U.S. Treasury... (continue reading...)
By Krishn Kaushik
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, mocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters for a decade as an entitled dynast, marked a stunning comeback on Tuesday, emerging at the centre of an alliance that made deep inroads into ruling party strongholds.
The scion of India's fabled Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, he embarked on two cross-country marches against what he called Modi's... (continue reading...)
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