Germany recorded its highest-ever June temperature on Wednesday, as much of continental Europe contends with a major heat wave.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/europe/germany-heatwave-europe-grm-intl/index.html

Activism takes different forms, whether it’s marching in the streets, speaking on behalf of marginalized people or influencing pop culture to embrace people from society’s fringes.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/us/most-influential-lgbtq-activists/index.html

Ikea conquered the world with inexpensive furniture. Now it’s turning its attention to affordable homes in Britain.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/business/ikea-affordable-housing/index.html

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Vice President Mike Pence is “100%” his 2020 running mate after a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed urged him to replace Pence with former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/trump-pence-nikki-haley-2020-running-mate/index.html

The Night King was no match for Arya Stark, so it stands to reason that the murderous gangster who sets his sights on Maisie Williams in her next project doesn’t stand a chance.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/entertainment/maisie-williams-two-weeks-to-live/index.html

A Caravaggio painting found in a French attic and estimated to be worth up to $170 million has been sold to a mystery buyer 2 days before it was due to be auctioned.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/caravaggio-auction-sold-intl-scli/index.html

Is she smiling or is she upset as she stands with one hand touching her necklace, the other clutching her phone? The last known images of Mackenzie Lueck, 23, released by the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday, offer few clues.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/us/mackenzie-lueck-images-utah-missing-trnd/index.html

President Donald Trump is not a complicated guy. He likes people who like him. He hates people who don’t like him. And he trusts a very small group of people — mostly members of his own family and a very few aides who have been with him from the start.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/politics/stephanie-grisham-white-house-press-secretary-trump/index.html

President Donald Trump threatened Iran with “obliteration” after its President Hassan Rouhani accused the White House of suffering from a “mental disability.” CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports neither side appears to be backing down.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/06/25/trump-white-house-iran-tensions-grow-sanchez-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn

Virtual reality is being used at the cutting edge of design. But a company in England, C4X Discovery, believe it could also be the key to creating new medicines.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/06/20/virtual-reality-drug-discovery-biz-evolved-lon-orig.cnn