waiting for the waters to recede with many hopes now washed away. mark lobel, bbc news. parts of spain are experiencing their hottest may ever with temperatures of more than a0 celsius in some places, according to the state weather agency. the agency issued heat warnings in ten regions, saying it could be one of the most intense heatwaves in years. climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense. spain s unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hotair coming from north africa. president biden has said he might be willing to meet the north korean leader kimjong un forface to face talks, but only if mr kim is sincere and serious . mr biden, who s on a visit to south korea, said he was also prepared to shore up defences against north korea. the president and his counterpart in seoul, yoon suk yeol, discussed the possible deployment of extra american jets, bombers and missiles to south korea. 0ur seoul correspondent
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