Europe’s record-breaking heatwaves are exposing vulnerabilities in electricity systems increasingly dependent on weather-driven renewable energy as part of the European Union’s green agenda.

Iran has dramatically expanded its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that the United States withdraw its forces from the Middle East, lift sanctions, release frozen Iranian assets and fully compensate Tehran for damage suffered during the war.

German authorities were investigating Friday whether a suspected drone bomb discovered near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig Airport was part of a foreign sabotage operation, amid growing concerns over Russia’s hybrid warfare campaign in Europe.

Ukraine faced mounting pressure Friday amid reports that a North Korean missile unit had begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence.

Thailand was shaken by gunfire on the outskirts of Bangkok, where a teenage student fatally shot at least five people at a high school shortly after killing his two grandparents in a separate incident, police and government officials said.

Russia is forcing children in occupied areas of Ukraine to prepare for war through expanded military training in schools as mounting battlefield losses fuel efforts to replenish its armed forces, rights groups say.

András Baka, a former chief justice of Hungary’s Supreme Court, is due to become the country’s next president after the governing Tisza Party agreed on his nomination.

The European Union remained the world’s fourth-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels in June despite its pledge to phase out Russian energy imports by 2027, according to data reviewed by Worthy News.

U.S. intelligence agencies are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attempt a limited attack against a NATO member within the next several years, potentially testing whether the alliance is willing to respond militarily, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign a joint defense agreement in Saudi Arabia on Friday, marking a potentially significant shift in the military balance of the Middle East and broader Muslim world.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged “relentless” action to curb illegal migration after official figures showed that more than 2,000 asylum seekers crossed the English Channel in small boats during his first two weeks in office.

Iran’s Islamic regime is accelerating the execution of protesters in what human-rights advocates describe as a calculated campaign to terrorize the population and prevent another nationwide uprising.

Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and commercial vessels have effectively revived a Black Sea blockade, threatening Ukraine’s agricultural economy and raising concerns over global food supplies.

Iran has deployed regular army special forces into northern Iraq, carrying out a series of ground raids against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups as Tehran moves to eliminate forces it views as a potential threat to the Islamic Republic.

Hungary’s only nuclear power plant was operating at just over 10 percent of capacity Tuesday after narrowly avoiding an unprecedented complete shutdown, while neighboring Romania used military explosives to clear a rocky obstruction and improve water flow to its own nuclear station during an intense heatwave.