Katarina Holtzapple

Having correctly backed England is the quarter-final match against Ukraine, the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham's penguins are predicting England will beat Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-finals.

The Iraqi government announced a national holiday as a heatwave hits the country and temperatures rise to more than 48°C. Many Iraqis are also without power, so they have turned to waterparks and hoses to cool off.

Over the July 4 holiday weekend, nearly 48 million people are expected to be traveling in the US. This surge in travel occurs despite the country not meeting President Joe Biden's ambitious goals to have at least 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated.

US President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the June jobs report that showed the US added 850,000 jobs in June.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle during her final trip to UK before she steps down later this year.

US President Joe Biden visited the site of the partial collapse of a condominium building in Florida.

After three days of record-breaking temperatures, the Canadian village of Lytton was engulfed in a wildfire on Wednesday, sending residents fleeing for safety. The British Columbia Wildfire Service reported 96 new fires this week, with 54 active wildfires reported over the last two days. At least five other British Columbia districts have received evacuation alerts this week as the risk of wildfires has been significantly raised by the devastating heatwave.

Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed Florida condominium building were halted out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure, officials said. This temporary stop on search and rescue operations came the day that US President Joe Biden arrived in Florida to visit the site and meet with first responders, the families of the victims and local officials. He told local officials the federal government should '"be able to pick up 100% of the cost for the county and the state over the first 30 days."

Mishaal Ashemimry, the first female aerospace engineer in the GCC, told The National in an exclusive interview about how she first became in love with space and her dreams of becoming an astronaut.

US President Joe Biden is looking to sell voters on the economic benefits of the proposed $973bn infrastructure package while in Wisconsin. He talked about the loss of his wife and daughter, who died in a car accident, while discussing the plan's funding for improved road safety.

Lebanon's economic crisis is hitting zoos, which are struggling to feed their animals. The charity Animals Lebanon hopes to find homes for these starving creatures abroad.

The US House of Representatives held a hearing on the conflict in Ethiopia. Robert F Godec, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said that the Eritrean Defence Forces must leave Tigray for peace and stability to be restored.

Washington running group is raising money for United Muslim Relief

UAE ambassador and Minister of State Yousef Al Otaiba calls it 'momentous celebration'