• Teen May Have Drowned in Thames River Amid London’s Heat Wave, Police Say

    A 14-year-old boy was missing on Monday evening and believed to have drowned while swimming in the River Thames, according to London’s police service, as thousands flocked to stretches of water to escape Britain’s scorching heat wave. Late Monday afternoon, London’s Metropolitan Police was alerted to reports that a child had entered the river in…

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  • Latest UK and Europe Heat Wave News: Live Updates

    PARIS — Long a favorite spot for picnics and sunbathing, the lawns surrounding the Eiffel Tower have recently become the scene of furious protests. First came a social media campaign. Then a rally by dozens of local residents. Before long, a protester had hunkered down in a nearby plane tree for a hunger strike. The…

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  • Latest Ukraine-Russia War News: Live Updates

    Yana Muravinets has helped evacuate more than 2,500 people from the Mykolaiv area while working with the Red Cross, though many people have chosen to stay. The first person Yana Muravinets tried to persuade to leave her home near Ukraine’s front lines was a young woman who was five months pregnant. She did not want…

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