The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their search for people swept away by torrents of water.
From Nigeria to Japan, Pakistan to Spain, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in 12 countries and was exceptionally warm in 26 other countries, according to AFP analysis of data from the European monitor Copernicus.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul defended his country's border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic, while calling for coordinated EU action on migration, during a visit to Prague on Monday.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Monday that the food system in Gaza is in total collapse, and that more lives will be lost as a result of severe starvation due to the inaccessibility of aid.
Eighteen lions kept illegally as pets have been confiscated in Pakistan's Punjab region, authorities said on Monday as they launched a crackdown after one escaped from a house and attacked a woman and two children.