"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
Fighting has continued in southern Lebanon despite a new framework agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government.
“It was hoped that deal would end the fighting that devastated large parts of that country.”
Empires were surelike reports on the divided opinions in Lebanon over the agreements. "Some accept the framework agreement because they want the water and at all costs. Others, like Frieden or Adine, says it's a capitulation. She calls it the sale of South Lebanon." "They are selling South and they give the Israeli part to do whatever they want.
So that's why we came here to say no." The deal would have the Iran-backed militant group, "Hazbullah disarm before Israel leaves parts of South Lebanon that it is occupied." "Hazbullah has rejected the deal entirely." And Nuradine, who's from the South, says she doesn't believe that in practice Israel would withdraw
“from the land. It holds Israel lock and beyond use, bay route."”
In Germany, temperatures exceeding 107 degrees Fahrenheit marked a record high for the third consecutive day.
As Esme Nicholson reports, Europe's extreme heat wave is being linked to hundreds of deaths over the past week. The World Health Organization says that as of Sunday, more than 1300 excess deaths have been recorded in Europe since June 21st, underlining that heat stress is a silent killer. It warns that European homes workplaces and schools are not built to withstand extreme heat, and calls for action across the continent to safeguard against temperatures that are rising at twice the global average. In Germany, two forest fires have broken out in regions where the high density of unexpoded ordinance,
one of them still contaminated with World War II ammunition. In Poland, the entire railway network ground to a halt, leaving passengers stranded on broken down trains. For MPI News, I'm Esme Nicholson, in Berlin. As in Europe, whether officials say a major heat wave is descending on the Midwest and Eastern U.S. this week,
“several days of temperatures reaching as high as 100 degrees is expected for the lower Great Lakes,”
the Mid Atlantic and the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. The heat will then settle in the Great Plains, southeast and west Atlantic for the 4th of July. Wildfires are continuing to burn in the western U.S., three Colorado firefighters were killed this weekend, while fighting the nose and gore fires on the border of Colorado and Utah. Utah Forest Service officials,
Samantha Hall, says the entire firefighting community is hurting. Safety is always the number one priority,
regardless of the incident you're on, and any death is a significant impact, where a large family and we feel that deeply. First responders honored the last firefighters on Sunday with a precession and grand junction, Colorado. You're listening to NPR News. Palestinians reported heavy shelling from Israeli tanks across Gaza on Sunday in one strike, the targeted a group of people in northern Gaza, two people were killed in one other injured,
and an attack in southern Gaza killed one man. A 13-year-old girl was also killed by shrapnel during it is rarely shelling. Gaza health officials say more than 1,040 people have been killed since the ceasefire went into effect last October. The State Department has created a commemorative passport, book featuring an image of the president alongside the Declaration of Independence. Villa Marx has our reports. President Trump on Friday posted a rendering on his social media platform
of the new limited edition US passport describing how the document says "Welcome but be good." The White House had previewed the concept in April, calling it the Patriot passport, and describing it as limited edition and stamped for America 250. The State Department confirmed it has created a commemorative version of the standard passport book to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US. The document features custom artwork and enhanced images on the front
back and inside covers and carries all the same advanced security features as a regular US passport. FNP on news, I'm Villa Marx. The World Cup knockout round competition got underway on Sunday as Canada got a last minute goal to beat South Africa, one Nill, Steven Ustakyo, drilled a volley from outside the penalty box into the bottom corner of the net for the win. The goal came two minutes into the final stoppage time until then it appeared
the match would head to extra time. The US plays its first knockout round game on Wednesday against Bosnia and Herzegovina. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News. This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery. Sometimes it's about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.
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