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Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20 22 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A firefighting vehicle rides on a road during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections 22 Aug 2023 - 06:50 pm
Source: Twitter/@TimmermansEU
UK charges former OPEC president with bribery 22 Aug 2023 - 06:03 pm
File photo: Diezani Alison-Madueke, then Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources and Alternate President of the OPEC Conference, speaks to journalists prior to the start of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at their headquarters in Vienna on June 11, 2014. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
Balkan leaders sign declaration supporting Ukraine 22 Aug 2023 - 05:22 pm
(Front row L-R) President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, European Council President Charles Michel, President of Moldova Maia Sandu, President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic, (Back row L-R) President of Romania Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Kristo and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov pose for a family photo outside the Maximos mansion in Athens, on August 21, 2023, during an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Spanish firefighters gain upper hand against Tenerife fire 22 Aug 2023 - 03:02 pm
A hydroplane drops water in the area of Guilmar over a huge wildfire raging through forested areas that surround the Mount Teide volcano natural park, on the Canary island of Tenerife, on August 21, 2023. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP
Greece fights wild fires as heat blankets southern Europe 22 Aug 2023 - 12:52 pm
A photo shows flames burning vegetation during a wildfire near Prodromos, 100km northeast from Athens, on August 21, 2023. Photo by Spyros BAKALIS / AFP
Russia says Ukrainian boat destroyed in new Black Sea clash 22 Aug 2023 - 11:51 am
Peninsula
Mountaineers urged to delay Mont Blanc climbs amid Alps heatwave 22 Aug 2023 - 11:42 am
Peninsula
Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race 21 Aug 2023 - 07:22 pm
In this grab from a handout footage taken and released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on August 11, 2023, a Soyuz 2.1b rocket with the Luna-25 lander blasts off from the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, some 180 km north of Blagoveschensk, in the Amur region. (Photo by Handout / Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / AFP) 
Ukraine's Zelensky in Greece to meet EU, Balkan leaders 21 Aug 2023 - 07:10 pm
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Maximou mansion in Athens, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
France sizzles in late summer 'heat dome' 21 Aug 2023 - 05:06 pm
Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France, on August 21, 2023, as France experiences a late summer heatwave. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
British child-killer nurse given whole-life prison sentence 21 Aug 2023 - 03:49 pm
An undated handout image released by Cheshire Constabulary police force in Manchester on August 17, 2023, shows a hand-written note alongside the 2016 Diary of nurse Lucy Letby. (Photo by Cheshire Constabulary / AFP)
Fresh blaze in Greece as wildfires rage 21 Aug 2023 - 01:02 pm
A sculpture of a moon crescent, created by the artist Pavlos Vasileiadis, is displayed at sunset along the waterfront of Thessaloniki on August 20, 2023. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP
Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attacks near Moscow 21 Aug 2023 - 09:43 am
Peninsula
Wildfire on Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, says official 20 Aug 2023 - 08:24 pm
In this picture taken from the village of Sobradillo, late on August 16, 2023 a wildfire rages in a forested area on the Canary island of Tenerife. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
Italy set to back former Draghi ally Franco for ECB post 20 Aug 2023 - 06:53 pm
Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco Mathias during the G20 Global Forum on Productivity. Source: Twitter/@g20org
Firefighters make gains against Tenerife wildfire 20 Aug 2023 - 02:16 pm
A wildfire rages out of control through forested slopes in La Matanza on the Canary island of Tenerife on August 19, 2023. Photos by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Zelensky lands at Netherlands air base: Dutch govt 20 Aug 2023 - 01:59 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shake hands during a visit... on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP)