Our daily hot girl walk around the world

🌍 Large portions of the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing record-high temperatures this week. Ongoing heat waves are simultaneously occurring in Europe, Asia, the US, and the Middle East, with record temps observed across all four areas in each of the past several days (including a heat index of 152°F at an Iranian airport on Tuesday). Experts say the widespread heat is being exacerbated by the ongoing El Niño warm climate pattern.

💶📉 Inflation in the eurozone (aka countries using the euro) fell to its lowest level since early 2022. The June inflation reading of 5.5% is down from a recent peak of 10.6% in October – but still significantly higher than the European Central Bank’s long-term inflation target of 2%, indicating that future interest-rate hikes are likely. Separately, a new report based on IMF data found the eurozone economy has grown ~6% over the past 15 years compared to 82% for the US, leaving the average EU country poorer per capita than every state except Idaho and Mississippi.

🇰🇪 The death toll from a Kenyan doomsday cult rose above 400 this week. Ever since the cult was first discovered by local authorities in late April, detectives have been exhuming bodies believed to be followers of a pastor who ordered his followers to fast to death. The pastor and 36 other suspects have been detained for the past three months, but have yet to be formally charged.