A prolonged heat wave is bringing dangerously high temperatures to interior areas of California, Arizona, Nevada, and northwestern Mexico through at least June 30. The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for numerous counties in the affected US states. Temperatures may exceed 100 F in the Los Angeles …

The Flemish socialist trades union ACOD has announced industrial action for 27 June in the form of a strike by employees of the rail infrastructure company Infrabel. The action is currently scheduled to last 2 hours, between 10 a.m. and noon, but could be expanded to a 24-hour strike. If …

Haze from fires in Indonesia blanketing Singapore could persist for weeks or longer, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday, as the smoke drove air quality to “”hazardous”” levels and disrupted business and travel in the region. Illegal burning of forests and other land on Indonesia’s Sumatra island to …