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A helicopter loads water during operations to battle wildfire in the area of A Espasa, as seen from Chandrexa de Queixa, Spain, August 12, 2025.
Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday with another heatwave pushing temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius across parts of Europe.
People sit in the shade during a heatwave in Nicosia, Cyprus July 23, 2025.
Firefighters in Cyprus were battling on Wednesday to contain a huge wildfire forcing the evacuation of at least four villages on the first day of a heatwave which sent temperatures soaring.
A general view of the drought-stricken Lake Qaraoun, according to The Litani River National Authority, Lebanon's largest reservoir on the Litani River, near Qaraoun village, Lebanon, July 9, 2025.
Water levels at Lebanon’s largest reservoir on the Litani River have hit historic lows amid the country's worst recorded drought, threatening agriculture, power generation, and domestic water supply.
FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy talks during a meeting with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 4, 2025.
Britain said it had restored diplomatic relations with Syria after the country's years-long civil war, as Foreign Minister David Lammy visited Damascus, pledging £94.5 million in support.
FILE PHOTO: A monk walks inside the basilica of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019.
Greece and Egypt agreed to protect one of the oldest Christian worship sites after an Egyptian court ruling cast doubt on its future, officials said on Wednesday.
Members of the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra perform during a concert at the Opera House in Damascus, Syria January 30, 2025.
On a wintry night in Damascus, hundreds gathered in the Old City, dancing and singing during a joyful evening of music - a concert held with the approval of Syria's new, Islamist-led authorities.
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