Environment
COP30 opened in Belém, Brazil, with the United States absent and UN officials warned that failing to uphold the Paris 1.5°C goal would imperil global stability and livelihoods.
A Norwegian district court refused to halt the planned mining tailings deposit in Førdefjorden, denying environmental groups' request for a temporary injunction pending a Supreme Court review.
Lower Austria eased rules allowing authorities to shoot "problem" wolves after they approached settlements or killed protected livestock, though outlets differed on whether expulsion must be tried first.
Western Greece experienced heavy rain and localized flooding while France saw a warm southerly flow delivering unusually mild, potentially record-setting seasonal temperatures and largely dry conditions.
Iran faced its worst drought in decades, drying up reservoirs and groundwater and threatening water supplies for millions across the country.
At least one person was killed and several injured after giant waves swept people on Tenerife's coast, authorities said, blaming ignored warnings and barriers; injured included German and French tourists.
A second typhoon, Fung-Wong (Uwan), struck the Philippines on Sunday evening, forcing more than one million people to evacuate amid flooding, flight cancellations and reported deaths.
