2026-09-22 497e9131bcb2a792de5e23dbf75f4784290cd72e 8 Tunisia 1 /wiki/tunisia heat wave 70 /wiki/heat%20wave meteorological service 13 /wiki/national%20meteorological%20service power cuts 171 /wiki/energy%20in%20tunisia the country's hottest 36 /wiki/climate%20of%20tunisia water shortages 115 /wiki/water%20supply%20and%20sanitation%20in%20tunisia Tunisia heat wave meteorological service power cuts the country's hottest water shortages Tunisia 2026-09-8 63103f0e26c7a1684e24450afd55142c1f00f1bb /feed/2026/09/8/a-third-year-student-in-the-marching-band-at-the-university-of-iowa-in-iowa-city-iowa-us-dies-after-collapsing-duri A third-year student in the marching band at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., dies after collapsing during extreme heat at the Iowa Hawkeyes season opener. Temperatures reached 94F at the time of the game. 1788919550 2026-09-8 53621ffb5cc5ce82229e489fec5257aa29f534d2 22 heat wave 1 /feed/2026/09/8/a-third-year-student-in-the-marching-band-at-the-university-of-iowa-in-iowa-city-us-dies-after-collapsing-during-ext A third-year student in the marching band at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, U.S., dies after collapsing during extreme heat at the Iowa Hawkeyes season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Temperatures reached 94 F at the time of the game. 2026-09-4 97f8dfc770c39025d09cb1d90ba7a416c87efc5e 37 Tunisia 1 /feed/2026/09/4/a-tunisian-judge-orders-journalist-mohamed-ali-yousfi-detained-on-allegations-of-illicit-enrichment-money-laundering-a A Tunisian judge orders journalist Mohamed Ali Yousfi detained on allegations of illicit enrichment, money laundering, and conspiracy after police arrest him outside Express FM in Tunis. 2026-06-28 1752b0798b43f5a70c5ceaf1f8dbaab0e86b826f 30 heat wave 1 /feed/2026/06/28/france-records-an-additional-1000-deaths-as-the-country-grapples-with-a-severe-heat-wave France records an additional 1,000 deaths as the country grapples with a severe heat wave. 2026-06-25 e1c156947dd645db9ddc2cfbdc77abac1df13f08 32 heat wave 1 /feed/2026/06/25/a-monitoring-system-in-spain-estimates-that-a-heat-wave-contributed-to-212-deaths-between-sunday-and-wednesday-the-coun A monitoring system in Spain estimates that a heat wave contributed to 212 deaths between Sunday and Wednesday. The country also records its highest average June temperatures since at least 1950. 2026-06-23 a0cf5f03abb5a775f17ad2c187405269d310a617 /feed/2026/06/23/french-sports-minister-marina-ferrari-reports-that-at-least-20-people-have-drowned-in-france-while-swimming-in-unsupervi French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 20 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave. 1782207946 2026-06-23 037b5efb4809d42ffd7176f102a95c708f0b41c8 22 heat wave 1 /feed/2026/06/23/french-sports-minister-marina-ferrari-reports-that-at-least-40-people-have-drowned-in-france-while-swimming-in-unsupervi French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave. 2026-02-27 3c3a00c0ae8e0b7f8701192b4eef293f83e2f76d 15 Tunisia 1 /feed/2026/02/27/a-tunisian-court-sentences-former-prime-minister-ali-laarayedh-who-has-been-detained-since-2022-to-24-years-in-prison A Tunisian court sentences former prime minister Ali Laarayedh, who has been detained since 2022, to 24 years in prison for facilitating the travel of Tunisian nationals to Syrian conflict zones during his premiership, while seven co-defendants, including former interior ministry officials, receive prison terms ranging from three to 24 years. 2025-10-27 ba2157bf17dfd9e32dbd7cf35da03685ccced9bf 12 Tunisia 1 /feed/2025/10/27/tunisia-suspends-the-tunisian-forum-for-economic-and-social-rights-from-operating-for-a-month-citing-the-need-to-conduc Tunisia suspends the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights from operating for a month, citing the need to conduct a financial audit on the organization's foreign funds. 2025-10-22 0256eba87180c3abd8114da267d24b95d67911d4 17 Tunisia 1 /feed/2025/10/22/forty-people-are-killed-including-infants-and-thirty-others-are-rescued-when-a-boat-carrying-migrants-sank-off-the-coa Forty people are killed, including infants, and thirty others are rescued when a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Mahdia, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. 2025-03-19 cf9315ceeb62fca7ea8c1288425665e98c8bcc5d /feed/2025/03/19/the-italian-coast-guard-retrieves-the-body-of-six-migrants-rescues-10-people-while-40-others-remain-missing-after-a-di The Italian Coast Guard retrieves the body of six migrants, rescues 10 people, while 40 others remain missing after a dinghy carrying 56 people capsizes off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, after departing from Sfax, Tunisia. 1742398068 2025-03-19 ace42e0701eeef79cf4a767b8ffb9d7940bb2459 15 Tunisia 1 /feed/2025/03/19/the-italian-coast-guard-retrieves-the-bodies-of-six-migrants-rescues-10-people-while-40-others-remain-missing-after-a The Italian Coast Guard retrieves the bodies of six migrants, rescues 10 people, while 40 others remain missing after a dinghy carrying 56 people capsizes off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, after departing from Sfax, Tunisia. 2025-01-1 6babe73983614e13bb76add006597057c72a4c59 8 Tunisia 1 /feed/2025/01/1/twenty-seven-migrants-from-sub-saharan-africa-are-killed-and-83-others-are-rescued-after-two-boats-capsize-off-the-kerk Twenty-seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are killed, and 83 others are rescued after two boats capsize off the Kerkennah Islands near Tunisia, with searches ongoing for additional missing passengers. /feed/2026/09/22/tunisia-s-meteorological-service-reports-that-summer-2026-is-the-country-s-hottest-since-records-began-in-1950-with-ave AFP 22 21b07737cc31a2ce53b8cc929a0135fde631af13 9 https://www.afp.com/en/tunisia-says-2026-summer-hottest-record 2026 Tunisia's meteorological service reports that summer 2026 is the country's hottest since records began in 1950, with average temperatures 2.9 C-change above the previous record and repeated heat waves contributing to water shortages and power cuts.