Spain records deadliest June on record for heat mortality as worst-ever heat wave strikes western and central Europe. Extreme temperatures drove unprecedented death toll across the region.

Spanish NGOs urge undocumented migrants to register before June 30 deadline in a mass regularization drive that has drawn around a million people in recent weeks.

Several non-governmental organizations in Spain are urging undocumented migrants to register in a final push for a special mass regularization process that has attracted around a million people in just a few weeks and is set to end on June 30.

Pope Leo XIV to visit Italian migrant island on July 4; Vatican officials say trip sends unofficial message about welcoming strangers and rejecting overt nationalism

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit an Italian island that serves as a migrants' gateway to the West on the Fourth of July, with Vatican officials saying the decision sends an "unofficial" message about welcoming strangers and rejecting overt nationalism.

Bank of EnglandBailey says rate cuts are off the table at the moment, signaling a hold on monetary easing amid persistent inflation concerns.

Bailey: Rate cuts off the table at the moment.

German Chancellor Merz: NATO allies to discuss Middle East developments and US-Iran peace efforts at Ankara summit, also focusing on Ukraine support and keeping Strait of Hormuz open

NATO allies will discuss Middle East developments and US-Iran peace efforts at an Ankara summit, German Chancellor Merz says, with leaders also focusing on transatlantic cooperation, support for Ukraine, ending Iran's nuclear program, and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.