European Heat Wave, Iran Refuses IAEA Inspection

Andrew Sheves

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🇪🇺** European Heat Wave ‘Unprecedented’**

France issued red alerts for 16 regions including Paris as “unprecedented” heat grips Europe, with 84 of 96 mainland regions under warnings and nearly 200 schools closed. Spain and Portugal recorded their hottest June days ever at 46 °C and 46.6 °C respectively, while 21 Italian cities, including Rome, are on the highest alert with hospitals reporting 10% more heatstroke cases. The extreme temperatures have sparked wildfires across Turkey, Croatia and Greece, forced evacuations, and lowered Rhine River levels, disrupting cargo shipping. More - BBC

🇮🇷** Iran Refuses IAEA Inspection**

Iran’s Foreign Minister dismissed IAEA chief Rafael Grossi’s request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the US, calling it “meaningless and possibly malign in intent.” Iranian lawmakers voted to suspend IAEA cooperation citing the agency’s failure to condemn the attacks and its June 12 non-compliance resolution passed the day before Israel struck. France, Germany and Britain condemned unspecified “threats” against Grossi, while Iran reported 935 people killed during the 12-day conflict, including 132 women and 38 children. More - Al Jazeera

Americas Stability Ratings and News Summary

More Unstable

🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇭🇹 Haiti, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia, 🇸🇷 Suriname, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago, 🇺🇸 United States Of America, 🇻🇪 Venezuela

More Stable

No countries were more stable over this period

Unchanged

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇩🇲 Dominica, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis, 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 🇧🇸 The Bahamas, 🇺🇾 Uruguay

Regional News Summary

Brazil’s economy is currently grappling with significant challenges, as rising imports and declining exports have exacerbated the current account deficit. Despite a growing budget surplus in May, the nation continues to face substantial debt and spending issues [SOURCE - Rio Times]. In the political arena, Brazil’s proposal for a nuclear bomb has garnered attention in the Senate amid escalating global tensions, raising questions about its foreign policy direction, particularly its pro-Iran stance, which seems to distance the country from Washington’s influence [SOURCE - Rio Times].

Internationally, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the BRICS summit in Brazil, where discussions will focus on defense and anti-terro

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