LIVE BLOG27 Jun 2026 | 07:56:18 AM ISTHeat wave in EuropeSynopsisThe most extreme heat is forecast to begin fading at the weekend, with heavy thunderstorms expected on Sunday. Across Europe, cultural landmarks have had to ‌close, farming has suffered and some hospitals have struggled to cope. The heatwave has pushed temperatures up to 18 C above their seasonal average.Germans braced for sweltering conditions ​on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was forecast to move east and bring temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) to Germany and Poland.Britain, France and Switzerland have baked in record heat in June, and the system was ‌expected to test ⁠more records ⁠as the heatwave crosses the Rhine River.Public broadcaster ARD said a German record of over 41 C was reached on Friday near Saarbruecken ​on the border with France, according to preliminary official data.In France, dozens of people including both young and old have died ​during the heatwave. Temperatures above 40 C have disrupted rail travel and power generation, sparked alcohol bans, suspended schools and postponed outdoor events.Struggling with the prospect of damage to infrastructure like buckling roads and ⁠swelling train tracks, some major public service providers sought to reduce traffic.German national ​rail operator Deutsche Bahn has given customers the option of cancelling long-distance travel ​bookings into early next week without charge due to the heatwave. Show more Show less1 New UpdateMortal remains of 8 Indians repatriated from Ras Laffan: Indian embassy in DohaHighlighting the close bilateral ties between New Delhi and Doha, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday detailed a key diplomatic outreach following a major industrial tragedy in the Gulf nation.Jaiswal confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who expressed deep grief over the loss of 12 Indian lives in a devastating accident at Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday night.China industrial profits stay resilient as economy leans on factories, exportsChina's industrial ​profits grew more slowly though still at a double-digit pace in May, highlighting a widening divide in an economy leaning ‌on factory output ⁠and ⁠overseas shipments to counter soft domestic demand.Economic growth remains ​fragile, hobbled by a prolonged property downturn and deep structural imbalances ​that continue to weigh on domestic activity. Meanwhile, companies seeking to escape intensifying competition at home face ​fresh uncertainty from the protracted Iran ⁠conflict.Profits at ‌the country's industrial firms in May ​rose ​21.1% from a year earlier, easing from ⁠a 24.7% jump in April, data from the ​National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Saturday.US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to 'trusted' US organizationsAnthropic said that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artifical intelligence model to some "trusted" U.S. ​organizations, partially reversing an order two weeks ago to suspend access over ​national security risks.More than 100 companies and institutions will now have access to Mythos 5, incluing many Fortune 500 companies, a source ​familiar with the new directive said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.Concern that powerful AI systems could be misused by military intelligence users in China, Russia or other countries of concern has prompted President Donald Trump's administration to take an aggressive approach to oversight of releases of Anthropic's and rival OpenAI's frontier models.Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documentsJohn Bolton, a former national security adviser for U.S. President Donald Trump who became one of his ​fiercest critics, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday ​to mishandling classified information and faces up to five years in prison.Bolton, 77, is accused of sharing sensitive information with two relatives for possible use in a memoir he was writing, including notes on intelligence briefings and meetings with senior government officials and foreign leaders. Prosecutors said he shared more than 1,000 pages in ‌the form of ⁠diary entries. ⁠He pleaded not guilty to 18 criminal charges last year.IMF approves nearly $350 million of funding for CongoThe ​International ​Monetary Fund ​said on Friday it approved about $348.5 million ‌in ⁠funding ⁠for the Democratic ​Republic of Congo after ​completing reviews of programs under ​its Extended ⁠Credit Facility ‌and ​Resilience ​and Sustainability ⁠Facility.The third review of ​the ECF-supported program ​unlocks about $258.2 million, while the second review ‌under the RSF allows ​for a ​disbursement ⁠of about $90.3 million, the IMF said.