Morning, everyone. The record for the world’s hottest day didn’t last long. After data showed a record average global air temperature on Monday of 17.01C – surpassing the previous record set in 2016 – heatwaves in the US, China and North Africa helped push it to 17.18C on Tuesday. In Australian news, Donald Trump Jr has postponed a speaking tour this weekend for unexplained reasons and the AFL is investigating a “disgusting” online collection of naked images of players. In the world of sport there have been protests at Wimbledon, the Australian rider Jai Hindley has taken the Tour de France yellow jersey, and Australia’s women’s cricket team has fallen just three runs short in a T20 match that could have won them the Ashes.
