00:01A heat wave continued to grip much of Western Europe on Sunday, with high temperatures expected to persist well into
00:08next week.
00:09In France, authorities have restricted alcohol consumption at the annual Fête de la Musique festival in Paris.
00:16The nationwide summer solstice celebration involves thousands of concerts in village squares, rave venues and clubs.
00:22The French government banned public drinking in red alert zones and ordered organizers of events to limit alcohol consumption to
00:29preserve emergency services.
00:31Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees in Paris on Sunday, while parts of southern France and Spain are set
00:38to touch 40 degrees.
00:40Across Europe, locals and tourists have flocked to parks, canals and water fountains to seek relief from the heat,
00:47with temperatures reaching the upper 30s in Spain, Italy, Germany and the UK.
00:51Human-caused climate change is tied to increasing extreme weather events and UN Climate Agency projections say the next five
00:59years should shatter more heat records.
01:02A rapid study found that human-caused climate change was responsible for killing about 1,500 people in an unusually
01:09early European heat wave last month.
01:16UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign or face a challenge from newly elected Labour Party
01:24lawmaker Andy Burnham,
01:25who is returning to Parliament following a massive by-election win in Makerfield.
01:31Business Secretary Peter Kyle said on Sunday that Starmer was making time to reflect on the political realities,
01:37amid media reports that he could announce a timetable for his resignation as soon as Monday.
01:43Burnham's win in the Makerfield constituency, nearly doubling Labour's majority, has increased the internal pressure on Starmer to quit,
01:51as Burnham has made clear he intends to bid to lead the slumping party.
01:56If successful, he would become Prime Minister by default, given that ruling Labour has a huge parliamentary majority.
02:04Starmer, who is deeply unpopular with voters according to polling, has so far insisted he will fight any attempts to
02:10oust him.
02:15Petrol sales in Russian-occupied Crimea were suspended from Sunday morning as a fuel crisis deep in Sunday Peninsula.
02:23According to Moscow's head of the annexed territory, fuel will be sold only to, quote,
02:28government agencies that ensure the functioning and security of the Republic of Crimea.
02:34It comes as Kyiv's targeting of Russia's energy industry sparks a major fuel crisis in Crimea,
02:41with long queues for petrol stations and limited supply.
02:45From 9.00 to the Kremlin, the fuel consumption of fuel for the monthly and without a payment
02:50and for the legal and for the legal and physical people will be stopped.
02:54The fuel will be stopped only by the federal services,
02:58which ensure the life and safety of the Republic of Crimea.
03:01In recent months, Ukraine has increasingly attacked Russian oil facilities.
03:06On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had hit facilities on, quote,
03:12both sides of the Crimean bridge, including maritime logistics used to transport oil in the Krasnoda region
03:20and an oil depot in temporarily occupied Kerch.
03:23Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine have continued relentlessly,
03:27with local authorities in eastern Ukraine reporting three people dead and 22 others injured on Sunday.
03:36Four goals, three points and a statement to the rest of the World Cup.
03:41Japan lit up Saturday's action with a commanding 4-0 victory over Tunisia,
03:46producing one of the standout performances of the tournament so far.
03:50The Samurai Blue were sharp in attack, discipline and defence,
03:54and never looked troubled as they moved closer to the knockout stage,
03:58needing at least a point in their next match.
04:01In Group E, Germany made it two wins from two,
04:05edging Ivory Coast 2-1 in a tightly contested encounter
04:09that will leave the Ivorians' ruin major chances to seal what would have been a historic win.
04:16His substitutes, Deniz Onderv, proved decisive for Germany
04:20as the German machine secured qualification to the next round of the tournament.
04:25Earlier in the evening, the Netherlands pulled off an emphatic 5-1 victory over Sweden.
04:30The Swedes struggled to cope with the pace and movement of the relentless Dutch attack
04:35and scored just one goal in the second half.
04:38Meanwhile, Ecuador and World Cup debutant Curaçao played out a goalless draw,
04:43a result that leaves the qualification hopes of both sides hanging in the balance.
04:49Root of Leaming, Norway
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