World News Today highlights on July 3, 2026 : France heatwave turns deadly: Deaths jump nearly 30% as record-breaking heat grips Europe

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Published3 Jul 2026, 06:14:55 AM IST

Latest news on July 3, 2026: People cross a street in Midtown Manhattan during a heatwave in New York City on July 3, 2026. Blistering temperatures and humidity has gripped swaths of the United States this week, with more to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4. **(AFP)**

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3 Jul 2026, 09:41:05 PM IST

World News Live Updates: France heatwave turns deadly: Deaths jump nearly 30% as record-breaking heat grips Europe

France endured a rise of nearly 30 percent in the number of deaths recorded during the week starting June 22, health authorities said on Friday.

3 Jul 2026, 08:33:56 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Iran begins week-long Ali Khamenei's funeral, but at what cost? Companies 'forced to pay' for food, soup, tea — report

A section of people in Iran reportedly expressed anger over the expense of the week-long funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

3 Jul 2026, 06:40:20 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Who is Vadym Yermolaiev? Ukrainian construction tycoon believed to be the target of Monaco bombing

The French authorities said Vadym Yermolaiev and his wife were admitted to a hospital with “serious injuries” while their child was also wounded in the explosion.

3 Jul 2026, 03:17:28 PM IST

World News Live Updates: 'China out of Tibet': Why did Tibetan man self-immolate outside UN headquarter? All eyes on China's ‘Ethnic Unity Law’

A media outlet of exiled Tibetans said Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen “self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York after a live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity.”

3 Jul 2026, 01:16:11 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Why is Mojtaba Khamenei skipping his father's funeral? Iran supreme leader's aide reveals

Earlier, Iran FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a strong warning to the United States, calling on President Donald Trump to 'muzzle its pets' in Israel after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was ‘marked for death’

3 Jul 2026, 12:26:54 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Monaco blast: Authorities issue arrest warrant, seek Interpol notice for suspect

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant and requested an Interpol red notice for the suspect believed to have orchestrated the parcel bomb explosion in Monaco that injured three people earlier this week. According to Reuters, investigators believe the attack was aimed at a Ukrainian-born oligarch.

3 Jul 2026, 09:23:48 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Iranian FM Araghchi slams US' regional summit with 12 countries, says ‘outsiders cannot even protect themselves’

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the US CENTCOM's regional security dialogue in Bahrain, which saw participation from 12 countries. Araghchi said that outsiders can't even protect themselves and that stability in the region can be maintained without West's interference.

3 Jul 2026, 07:16:42 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Venezuela earthquakes: 44-year-old trapped in mall ruins rescued alive after nearly 8 days — 'Endured like a warrior’

Rescue crews in Venezuela saved a 44-year-old man, Hernan Alberto Gil, from the rubble of a mall after he was trapped for over a week following twin earthquakes. The death toll has reached 2,295, with 38,600 still unaccounted for.

3 Jul 2026, 06:14:55 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Russia launches largest-ever drone, missile barrage on Ukraine's Kyiv, at least 27 killed, 91 injured: Details

Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. The attack killed at least 27 people and injured 91 others, with the city's mayor describing it as the ‘most massive attack on the capital.’

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