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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Wednesday that eligible Filipinos may enter the United Arab Emirates under a visa-on-arrival scheme beginning June 25.

Italy’s health ministry issued a red heatwave alert on Tuesday for 15 cities, including Rome and Milan, warning of dangerously high temperatures and expanding the alert to 16 cities on Wednesday as extreme heat conditions persist across the country.

United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan warned the UN Human Rights Council that freedom of expression faces growing threats worldwide as governments increasingly use laws, digital restrictions and emerging technologies to suppress dissent, citing the Philippines as an example in her final report submitted Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will step down as leader of the governing Labour Party following less than two years in office after the party’s 2024 election victory, according to his statement outside Downing Street.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary and vowed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

European countries imposed restrictions, canceled sporting events and issued heat warnings on Sunday as a new heatwave pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in some areas and threatened to break June records across the continent.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not yet reached its peak and could take up to a year to contain, as international officials warned of gaps in surveillance and response efforts.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a framework agreement between the United States and Iran that aims to end hostilities in the Gulf and restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials involved in the deal.

Governments and households across Southeast Asia are preparing for a potential extreme El Niño event expected to emerge before August and last through November, as rising energy, transport, and food costs linked to the Iran war add pressure on already strained economies, according to the World Meteorological Organization.