Reuters, by Alexandre Dimou: A wildfire burning out of control in southern France has forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people ​from two dozen small towns and villages near the Spanish border, and officials said ‌on Monday strong winds would…

Persecution.org: Armed Muslim Tribesmen killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states within one week, according to various sources. The deadliest attack occurred late on June 21 in Kawel community,…

FOX News, by Eric Mack: President Donald Trump delivered a 37-minute speech for America’s 250th birthday after a weather delay in the dark of night that was lit up by a Guinness world-record-setting fireworks display stretching from July 4 into…

The Christian Post by Ian M. Giatti: A Texas police department says it plans to “look into” a viral video showing one of its officers warning a Christian street preaching group they could be cited for simply saying something offensive…

AzerNEWS, by Qabil Ashirov: The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,342, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, AzerNEWS reports. In a post on social media,…

FOX News, by Dan Zaksheske: If MLB fans thought the San Francisco Giants Pride Night controversy was messy, the Baltimore Orioles had a message for them this week. Hold our beer. The Orioles announced that Heidi N Closet, a drag…

PEOPLE, by David Chiu: Authorities in France said there were 1,000 more deaths last week amid a heat wave that has broken records across Europe. According to a news release from Santé Publique France, the nation’s public health agency, there…

WDRB: Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and dangerous flash flooding continue to impact much of Kentucky, prompting water rescues, evacuations and emergency declarations across several counties. The governor announced the emergency declaration Saturday, saying…

The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament: The Council of States has voted against making shop opening hours more flexible. It refused to consider the relevant bill and intends to stick with the current limit of four Sundays a year…

CNN: Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how it might try to repel a Chinese attack. While the US-supplied system known as HIMARS has been tested before, the latest…

WFMD: A Colorado teacher has been fired after an investigation found students were allegedly asked to kiss classmates during classroom skits, with some reporting they felt pressured to participate because the performances counted toward their grades. CBS News reported Monday…

Futurism, by Victor Tangermann: Editing the genes of a human embryo remains highly controversial, particularly after Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world eight years ago by doing just that using the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR — and then allowing…