"Europe is capable of addressing the crisis in this region in a comprehensive manner, integrating immediate relief efforts into a long-term strategic plan capable of receiving, protecting, supporting and integrating migrants" while "assisting developing countries so that no one is forced to emigrate", he said.

The island of Lampedusa - which sits 90 miles (145km) off Tunisia's coast - is home to a migrant reception centre that is overcrowded with challenging living conditions.

Those who make the journey often travel

Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered outside Tehran's main mosque to pay their respects to Iran's former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral comemorations.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body is currently lying in state at the Grand Mosalla, ahead of his eventual burial in his hometown of Mashhad next Thursday.

Authorities expect 15-20 million people to attend the ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days, which take place more than four months after Khamenei was killed in US and

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding took over New York City on Friday, as the star-studded ceremony drew dozens of fans outside Madison Square Garden.

The two-day event shut down one of the busiest areas of New York, with a barrage of A-list celebrities, such as Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Hugh Grant, Gracie Abrams, Ellie Goulding, Graham Norton and Dakota Johnson, on the guest list.

No official pictures from inside the venue have been released, and many of the estimated

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's tight presidential election, nearly a month after the vote took place.

The 51-year-old won 50.135% of voters' support in the runoff, held on 7 June, to 49.865% for left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez - a margin of less than 50,000 votes, figures certified by Peru's electoral court show.

It is the

In Washington, an Independence Day morning was cancelled "after extensive and careful consideration of the safety of our participants, spectators and staff as the top priority", organisers said.

The intense heat also led to the closure of the fair on the National Mall for several hours on Friday, one day before the holiday. The State Fair reopened at 17:00 local time (21:00 GMT) after conditions improved, organiser Freedom 250 said.

"The safety and wellbeing of our guests

The Pennsylvania-born singer has been based in New York since 2014 - when she bought two adjoining Tribeca penthouses for $20m (£15m) and combined them into one massive living space.

She fell in love with the city after discovering she could go shopping without being bothered, saying that she was "physically different since" moving there. The move also inspired her 1989 album track Welcome to New York.

Kelce, who is based in Kansas for his American football

While the June heat was strongest in southern England and south Wales, few areas escaped the warmth.

Temperatures peaked at 37.7C in Lingwood, Norfolk , according to provisional figures. It was one of several stations to surpass the UK's previous June high of 35.6C, set in 1957 and tied in 1976.

"To see temperatures like this in the UK in June is sobering," said Belcher.

Not every weather station has data as far back

Others say substitutes such as soybeans or kidney beans, suggested by an Iskcon official, are not widely eaten in the state and may not be readily accepted by students.

Some politicians and activists have proposed a middle path: let students choose between eggs and a vegetarian alternative.

Eggs have long been considered one of the cheapest and most efficient sources of high-quality protein. They usually cost around eight rupees ($0.08; £0.06) each and have been part of Bengal's food