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1. Ukraine claims bridge strike in Kherson region as Russia shells residential areas

   

   Russia's military shelled residential areas across Ukraine overnight, claiming gains, as Ukrainian forces pressed a counteroffensive, striking the last working bridge over a river in the Russian-occupied Kherson region, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.

2. Italy's Lake Garda near historic low amid worst drought in decades

   

   Italy's worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the country's largest lake, to close to its lowest level ever recorded, exposing swaths of previously underwater rocks and warming the water to temperatures that approach the average in the Caribbean Sea.

3. As U.K. hit with more extreme heat, demand grows for air conditioning where none existed

   

   As the U.K. swelters through another extreme heat wave, air conditioning installers say they are working overtime to meet the growing demand for AC units. Most estimates pin the number of homes with air conditioning as below five per cent, but as temperatures rise so has the number of customers looking for ways to cool their flats.

4. U.S. federal judge unseals search warrant used on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

   

   A U.S. federal judge granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to unseal the warrant that authorized the FBI to search former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

5. China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises amid Asia-Pacific tensions

   

   The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday.