Iran-Egypt ‘Pride Match’ Stirs Conversation About Persecution

Seattle had designated Friday’s match to celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. rights, but the teams that faced off are from countries that penalize homosexuality.

By Tim Arango

Indian snack giant Haldiram’s cooks up European expansion

Temasek-backed company opens first UK restaurant in London’s Leicester Square

Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe

Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday in eastward spread of weather system Europe heatwave – latest updates Germany ⁠and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in western Europe spread eastwards, after temperatures broke records above 40C (104F). Denmark registered its highest temperature on record on Saturday, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute. “With 36.6C north of Odense, we have the warmest day ever ...

By Agencies

Budapest pride continues despite heat

This Saturday marks Budapest's first official Pride march since longtime LGBTQ rights opponent Viktor Orbán left office as prime minister. Thousands of people are expected to take part despite soaring temperatures. While this year's parade has been fully authorised, tensions remain. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports that several rainbow flags displayed on the Elisabeth Bridge ahead of the event were removed by far-right activists and replaced with Hungarian flags in an effort to ...

By FRANCE24

German highways buckle under extreme temperatures with heatwave on the move

Even Germany’s famous highway, the Autobahn, was overwhelmed

By Sylvia Hui,Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester

Watch: Iran and Egypt, where homosexuality is criminalised, play FIFA Pride Match among rainbow flags and banners

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By TOI World Desk

Around 100,000 people partake in Dublin Pride parade

Around 100,000 people are taking part in the annual Dublin Pride parade this afternoon.

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Parades are taking place across the country this weekend.

Germany gripped by record temperatures as European heatwave moves east

Europe's June heat shatters records in Britain, France, Switzerland and Germany, with Poland next

By Reuters

Estonia spared Europe's worst heat, but hotter days still ahead

While Estonia has escaped the worst of the heat wave gripping much of Europe, hot weather and thunderstorms are still in the forecast as temperatures climb in the coming days.