U.S. stocks rose to record highs as strong earnings from companies including Palantir and Caterpillar combined with falling oil prices and hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 gained 1.8%, the Dow jumped 907 points and the Nasdaq climbed 2.6%.
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A record-breaking heat wave across East Asia has killed at least 19 people in South Korea, strained earthquake recovery in Japan and led to suspected heatstroke deaths of three lionesses at a Tokyo zoo. South Korea’s president has declared the heat a national disaster and called for an overhaul of crisis systems.
Guatemala issued a nationwide orange alert after the Fuego volcano erupted, sending lava down its slopes and ash nearly four miles high. Officials began evacuating two nearby villages and warned the volcano was moving toward a more explosive phase.
A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea killed one soldier and three civilians in Khmelnytske, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said. The gunman was detained, and officials said the motive remained under investigation.
Gaza City held a mass funeral for 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families whose remains were recovered from rubble after an Israeli strike in late 2023. The dead included dozens of women and children, and thousands more people remain unaccounted for across Gaza.
An 8,800-pound SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is expected to hit the moon early Wednesday at about 5,400 mph. Scientists say the accidental impact poses no danger to Earth and could help reveal details about lunar impacts and subsurface material.
French authorities said 157 migrants were rescued after their boat’s engine caught fire during a Channel crossing attempt. French and British vessels joined the operation, and no deaths or injuries were reported.
A drone blast killed seven people on a crowded beach in southern Russia as both countries reported deadly long-range strikes far from the front lines. The attacks also hit warehouses, oil infrastructure, Ukrainian cities and Black Sea shipping.