Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with survivors and volunteers in Schuld, Germany, after extraordinary flooding. The destruction in Germany and Belgium has killed at least 183 people.

President Biden said that companies like Facebook were responsible for spreading misinformation about vaccines and the coronavirus pandemic, attributing preventable deaths to the platforms.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the floods across Western Europe demonstrate the urgency to act to combat climate change.

President Biden announced the details of the new child tax credit initiative, which will provide most families up to $300 a month per child. The initiative is part of Biden's American Rescue Plan.

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks to mark the day that tens of millions of families will get their first monthly Child Tax Credit relief payments.

Mayor Sadiq Khan of London said face masks would continue to be mandatory on the city's subways and buses after July 19, when England plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions.

The pop star Olivia Rodrigo spoke at a news conference with Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary. Ms. Rodrigo's visit is meant to encourage young people to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Jerome H. Powell told House lawmakers that inflation had increased 'notably' in the country's reopening from the pandemic and would most likely stay higher in the next months before moderating.

Pope Francis greeted security guards and well wishers on his way back to the Vatican after a 10-day hospital stay in Gemelli hospital in Rome for colon surgery.

A week after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, the interim prime minister Claude Joseph announced the creation of a committee to plan a funeral for the former leader, as a political power struggle grips the nation.