June was Europe’s hottest ever, EU satellite agency says

Residents of Abuja satellite community seek government intervention.

Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has failed to make contact with a satellite launched earlier on Tuesday.

The continent's average temperature for June 2019 was the highest on record, according to the European Union's satellite agency. International researchers have warned Europe faces more frequent and intense heat waves.

Senator Elisha Abbo who is standing trial on charges bordering assault was on Tuesday absent from a Magistrate Court in Zuba due to ill health.

A new report has revealed the extent to which Germany has already been affected by climate change. Temperatures have risen markedly in the past five years and it is expected to get worse.

Satellite Town, Lagos is a community and state housing estate located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Amuwo-Odofin local government area of Lagos State. The once pride of Lagos is not fast becoming a shadow of itself. GuardianTV looks at the fading glory of Lagos's Satellite Town.

Iran is preparing to launch several civilian satellites, the country's information minister confirmed, after three failed attempts last year. The US claims Iran is using civilian launches to develop missiles.

Satellite images show the world's largest iceberg, calved from the western Antarctic Peninsula in 2017, now on a collision course with a remote South Atlantic island that is home to thousands of penguins and seals.

A green coronavirus-induced recovery could help close the emissions gap, but it is not enough for world leaders to meet their goal of limiting warming to well below 2C.

In tonight's edition: The main opposition challenger in Congo Brazzaville's elections dies of Covid-19 on polling day. Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas' death overshadows the weekend's vote, which is expected to return incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso to power. Also, in Kenya, Lamu's fishermen protest over a border dispute with Somalia. And Tunisia has an out of this world day by launching its first satellite, named "Challenge One".

The US National Weather Service has said the heat wave "will likely be one of the most extreme in recorded history" for parts of the region, as people are warned to take precautions against "life threatening" heat.

An Indian rocket failed to place an Earth observation satellite into low orbit just five minutes after liftoff. The failure was a big setback for the space agency whose missions have been delayed due to the pandemic.