A potentially life-threatening heat wave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160 million people, with temperatures this week expected to reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the New York metropolitan area.

The country's first significant scorching heat of the year triggered health warnings as it arrived over the weekend. Dangerously high temperatures are forecast through Wednesday in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. "This extreme heat will not just be uncomfortable and oppressive for New Yorkers," warned Mayor Eric Adams, adding that each year heat claims the lives of 500 people in this city of eight million.

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JK Sofia, the newly crowned Miss Grand Myanmar 2025, will represent Myanmar at the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant, scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand.
The national competition to select Myanmar’s representative was held on 21 June at the Shwe Htut Tin compound in Tamway Township, Yangon. JK Sofia, representing Namhkam, emerged as the winner among 27 contestants from across the country.
Speaking after receiving the crown, JK Sofia said, “I was overwhelmed with excitement when I won. All my hopes have come true. The year 2025 will be truly special for me. I will be training hard, focusing on fitness, and working to achieve excellence in body, beauty, and brain. Please support me when I represent Myanmar abroad.”
Several other awards were presented at the event. Ahtingaya Po Po, representing East Yangon, won the Best Evening Gown Award, while May Thazin Oo from Mandalay was named Super Model of the Grand. Hkawng Tsai from Waingmaw received the Face of the Grand award, and the Rising Star Award went to Thinzar Toe Win from Taunggyi. Lashi Aung Bu was honoured with the Real Beauty by LV Clinic award.
As for the final results of the Miss Grand Myanmar 2025 competition, JK Sofia from Namhkam was crowned the winner. The 1st Runner-Up title went to Ahtingaya Po Po (East Yangon), followed by Tharaphi Maung (Magway) as 2nd Runner-Up, Julie Htoi San (Bhamo) as 3rd Runner-Up, and Eaint Hmu Thwe Aung (Haka) as 4th Runner-Up. — ASH/KNN

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India’s Home Minister Amit Shah issued a strong warning to Naxalites saying that the central government’s operations against Naxalism would continue even during monsoon season.

Amit Shah said, every time during the rainy season, Naxalites used to take rest, as swollen rivers hamper anti-Naxal operations inside dense forest, but this time, the government will not let them sleep during monsoon and will move further to achieve the target of eliminating naxalism by 2026. He further called upon the Naxalites to lay down arms and “join the journey of development”.

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A high-level Indian delegation led by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri is in Ireland to attend the 40th anniversary memorial of the Air India Kanishka bombing at the Ahakista Memorial in Cork.

The memorial service is held on Monday in the presence of Ireland and Canadian Prime Ministers and several other international dignitaries. This solemn event not only commemorates the terror attack, but also reinforces the global commitment against terrorism.

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The 15th Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan on Friday donated educational supplies, sports equipment and daily necessities to students and teachers of a local girls’ primary school in Wau, northwest of the country.

Located near the peacekeepers’ camp, the school has faced severe shortages of essential supplies due to prolonged instability in the region. These donations aim to improve the school’s teaching and recreational facilities, supporting both education and daily needs. The engineering contingent also treated the teachers and students with musical performances, including guitar shows.

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Pope Leo XIV said humanity is crying out for peace, and called for an end to wars. Each member of the international community has the moral responsibility to end the tragedy of war, before it becomes an irreparable chasm," the pontiff says during his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican. The pope also called on the world not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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As of June 22nd, the extremely powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 has resulted in 3,758 deaths, 5,104 injuries, and 48 missing persons across the six regions and states severely affected.

The Myanmar Fire Services Department and local and international search and rescue teams have been carrying out timely search and rescue operations in the affected areas. So far, they have successfully rescued 653 survivors and recovered 836 bodies from collapsed buildings. Further updates will be provided regarding cash and in-kind donations from both local and international well-wishers for the affected people.

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Visitors to Japanese valley cool down with water-streamed noodles. People in Japan’s western prefecture of Okayama have beaten the sweltering heat by a unique way savoring cold noodles which flow down chutes in water. 

A restaurant in the city of Maniwa offers the summer culinary tradition called “nagashi-somen.” Customers use chopsticks to scoop up thin noodles from slides, dunk them into broth and slurp them up. The eatery, with a history of more than four decades, sits in the Yamanori Valley, a popular summer retreat. It began this year’s business on Saturday.  

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Pakistan’s annual Shandur Polo Festival  held at 12,000–12,500 ft on the Shandur Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the world’s highest polo tournament. Dubbed the “Roof of the World,” this three-day extravaganza brings together teams from Chitral and Gilgit‑Baltistan, engaging in bare‑knuckle, freestyle mountain polo a rugged form of the sport with few rules.  

The event kicked off on June 20, a date moved earlier to respect Muharram. The festival features more than just polo: expect paragliding, folk music & dancing, local handicrafts, food stalls, and a camping village at altitude. In essence, Shandur is more than a polo tournament; it’s a cultural phenomenon, a tourism driver, and a test of endurance played out on the planet’s highest polo field.

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According to the observations at 17:30 hrs MST today, monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, due to the easterly waves and westerly waves, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls during tonight to 28-6-2025. Occassional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 35 mph. Wave height will be about 11-13 feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.

Advisory

People should be awared the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, Lightning strike, lightning, hails, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and to make necessary preparations for inland water transport, domestic flight and irrigation dams.

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