This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nigel Adely and at the early hours of Sunday the 16th of July, these are our main stories.

From flooding in South Korea to stifling heat in Europe and the US, extreme weather

continues to create havoc globally. South Korea's president promises more aid than a surprise visit

to Keeve but doesn't offer any of its large stockpiles of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine.

I'm the unseated Czech player, Marquetta Vondrasova, makes history by winning the Wimbledon Women's

Singles final and we hear about her remarkable comeback.

Also in this podcast, peace talks are proposed in Sudan but will they achieve an end to the brutal

months-long conflicts and an academic study in Norway claims women's football is being short-changed.

Female football is a lot more attractive than many of us think. It should be on an equal playing field

compared to men's football. We begin with a host of extreme weather incidents spanning many parts of

the globe. From East Asia right across to the Americas. In a moment we'll be hearing the latest

from the US and Canada but we start in Europe where a blistering heat wave is sweeping across

large parts of the continent and looks set to reach record temperatures. The authorities and the

media are advising people to try and keep cool.

The Mediterranean is among the worst-affected regions with Italy, Spain, Greece and France

all struggling. Our correspondent Lee Milner reports.

As the temperatures rise across Europe so do concerns about people's health. In Italy the

government advised residents of many areas to avoid direct sunlight and look after the elderly

and the vulnerable. Red alerts have been issued for 16 cities including Rome, Florence and

Bologna. There's a prediction the temperature could rise to 43 degrees Celsius in Rome on Monday

breaking the city's record. Our full-casters at the European Space Agency said the islands of

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