France has issued a red weather alert for 54 departments starting Tuesday at noon due to record-breaking heat affecting approximately 38.8 million residents. Temperatures in the central and western parts of the country are expected to reach between 39 and 42 degrees Celsius.
A Brazilian woman has received a suspended prison sentence for stalking BTS singer Jungkook at his home in Seoul. Despite multiple police warnings, she visited his residence 22 times and once rang his doorbell 133 times during a single visit.
A second letter from kidnappers claims that Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, has died following her abduction on February 1. US news outlets CNN and NBC reported the update based on information from insider sources.
Iran and the United States have agreed to establish four working groups to facilitate negotiations on various issues. This announcement follows the first day of technical discussions held in Switzerland, as reported by Iranian negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi.
The IJtunnel in Amsterdam is closed in both directions due to a malfunction in its public address system that began Tuesday morning. Traffic is being diverted to the Coentunnel and Zeeburgertunnel as the closure remains in effect for safety reasons until the issue is resolved.
Sickness absenteeism in the Netherlands dropped to 4.7% in May, though it remains at a higher level than in previous years. Data from occupational health services ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare indicates that while fewer people are falling ill, those who do are staying away from work for increasingly longer periods.