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– Frontex facilitated more than 33,000 returns from EU member nations to non-EU destinations during the first half of 2026. This marks an increase from approximately 30,000 during the same period last year. Around 21,000 individuals returned voluntarily, compared to

– In 2026, Italy recorded its hottest summer since 1950, with an average temperature of 24.3 degrees Celsius. The National Research Council’s Institute for Bioeconomy reported that this figure surpassed the previous summer record from 2003, which averaged 23.6 degrees

According to official daily mortality data published by the Carlos III Health Institute, almost 2,150 individuals died from heat-related causes in Spain during August. The MoMo monitoring system recorded 2,149 excess deaths linked to extreme temperatures over the month, marking

– United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the urgent need for sweeping modifications to the international financial framework, highlighting increasing debt burdens faced by developing nations. His appeal was made during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on September

Europe is on course for a record-breaking year in wind energy installations, having added 8.8 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in the first half of 2026. This marks a 30% rise compared to the same period last year. As per

According to official epidemiological data released by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Austria experienced 646 deaths linked to heat during June and July. This marks the highest number of fatalities ever recorded in the country for that

– In a nationwide referendum on August 29, Icelandic voters chose to reject the idea of restarting accession negotiations with the European Union. The No camp secured 52.8% of the votes, while 47.2% favored resuming discussions. According to Iceland’s National

Official public health reports link severe heatwaves in Western Europe to more than 25,000 deaths across Germany, France, Spain, and Italy since early 2026. Environmental health agencies warned that mortality rates could increase further through late August and September as

A devastating flash flood along the rugged Nepal-Tibet frontier has resulted in over 165 fatalities and left more than 800 individuals missing across the affected Himalayan regions. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday when an enormous

Late Monday afternoon, a violent tornado struck the Aude region in southern France, resulting in at least 26 injuries and damaging approximately 100 homes. The storm impacted the municipality of Pomas near Carcassonne around 5:20 p.m., amid a regional orange