What is a 'heat dome'?
The "heat dome" weather phenomenon can trigger record breaking temperatures.
President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on June 27, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. CNN's Barbara Starr and Arwa Damon report.
A panda rips into an ice cake at a party for her cub's first birthday, thrown by Taipei zoo. The event, which was streamed online, celebrated the island's second giant panda cub Yuan Bao with an ice fruit cake as she turns one. Taiwan has been under a semi-lockdown as it tries to contain a sudden surge of domestic infections.
Dhaka (AFP) – IMAGES At least seven people were killed and another 50 people were injured after a powerful explosion ripped apart a three-storey building in central Dhaka on Sunday, Bangladeshi officials said, citing a gas pipeline as the likely cause.
In line with further lockdown regulations imposed from today, all of Sun International's properties have been temporarily closed.
Tropical Depression Four has formed and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm, named Danny, before landfall on South Carolina this evening. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the latest.
The mayor of Miami-Dade County has ordered an audit of all buildings over 40 years old following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium, built in 1981.
Six months since the European Union began its vaccine rollout Brussels says it is on track to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of the population before the end of July, with 58% of Europeans having already received one dose. In Belgium and Malta, 71% of the population have already received one jab, but in Bulgaria that figure is just 16%.
Watch Germany's latest training session ahead of playing England in the Round of 16 at Euro 2020.
Tennis can be a great way to get fit and might even help you live longer.
England have been putting in the final preparations for the Round of 16 clash against Germany at Wembley.
Japan's Olympic chief says there is "no way" to ensure zero virus cases among teams arriving for the Tokyo Games, as officials prepare to tighten screening procedures. "No matter what measures are put in place, there is no way we will have zero positive cases arriving," Yamashita tells reporters.