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A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures, BBC reported.

Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and neighbouring areas.

A new heat record for June of 46C was set on Saturday in the town of El Granado, according to Spain's national weather service, which also said this month is on track to be the hottest June on record.

Red heat warnings are in force in parts of Portugal, Italy and Croatia, with numerous amber warnings covering areas of Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland, according to BBC.

President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk, BBC reported.

In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of "very wealthy people" willing to acquire the platform. "I'll tell you in about two weeks," he teased.

A sale would need approval from the Chinese government, but Trump told Fox he thought President Xi Jinping "will probably do it".

This month Trump delayed for a third time the enforcement of a law mandating TikTok's sale, according to BBC.

A sprawling budget bill in the US Senate could cut health insurance coverage for nearly 12 million Americans and add $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in debt, according to new estimates, BBC reported.

The assessment from the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan federal agency, could complicate Republican efforts to pass President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the coming days. 

The spending plan narrowly cleared a preliminary vote in the Senate late on Saturday after party leaders scrambled to arm-twist hesitant members of their rank and file.

One defector, Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, announced he would not seek reelection after voting against the president's signature legislation, according to BBC.

A Republican US senator from North Carolina has said he will not run for reelection next year, a day after he opposed a sprawling budget bill that is key to President Donald Trump's agenda, BBC reported.

Thom Tillis, 64, announced he would leave Congress because he said independent thinkers in Washington had become "an endangered species".

Trump criticised Tillis on Saturday for not backing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and threatened to support other candidates.

The president has also denounced other fellow Republican lawmakers who oppose his bill, including Senator Rand Paul and congressman Thomas Massie, both of Kentucky, according to BBC.

Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal, BBC reported.

People in neighbourhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south towards the coastal area of al-Mawasi as Israeli military operations "intensify and expand westward".

At least 86 people were killed as the result of Israeli attacks in the 24 hours before midday on Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry said.

Three children were among those killed in a strike on the so-called "safe zone" of al-Mawasi, their parents said, according to BBC.

The lower House of the Federal Parliament, House of Representatives (HoR), passed the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2082 with a dozen new provisions on Sunday. 

The Bill was registered in the Parliament one-and-half- year back. 

The Bill has been passed with the provision of two years of cooling off. It is one of the significant features the Bill incorporated. As per the provision, civil servants are barred for two years from retirement from job to get public appointments- constitutional and diplomatic.  

This provision had earlier created an intense debate even among the lawmakers and top bureaucrats, prompting bureaucrats to run from pillars to posts to secure their interest to avoid cooling off. 

Since the registration of the Bill, it has witnessed debates in several other key points such as retirement age, lateral entry, entry age for men/women in civil service, cooling off, arrangement of additional secretary, term of chief secretary.

The current retirement age has been extended by two years, reaching 60. However, it will be enforced phase-wise. In the first year of the enactment, the civil servants will retire at the existing age limit- 58, while those to retire in the next fiscal year at 59 and those in the third fiscal year at 60.

The next meeting of the Parliament will be held on July 7. 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-month-long conflict as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement, Associated Press reported.

An Israeli official said plans were being made for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Washington in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a new deal. The official declined to discuss the focus of the visit and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not yet been finalized.

“MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social early Sunday between posts about a Senate vote on his tax and spending cuts bill, according to Associated Press.

Trump raised expectations Friday for a deal, saying there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week. Taking questions from reporters, he said, “We’re working on Gaza and trying to get it taken care of.”

Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war, Associated Press reported.

Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said. Of these, 249 were shot down and 226 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.

The onslaught was “the most massive airstrike” on the country since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, taking into account both drones and various types of missiles, Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s air force, told The Associated Press. The attack targeted several regions, including western Ukraine, far from the front line.

Poland and allied countries scrambled aircraft to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, the country’s air force said, according to Associated Press.