More than 250,000 people across the two countries have been forced to evacuate, and the European Commission has said that Europe’s firefighting capacity is struggling to keep pace with what is proving to be an intense wildfire year.

The founder of Telegram was the target of a international warrant issued by Russia which wants him on charges the app was used to organize "terror" attacks.

Last year, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks outside of Israel, making it the deadliest year for such incidents since 1994.

Former President Barack Obama endorsed Iowa Democrat Josh Turek for US Senate in a basketball court cameo, boosting his bid for an open GOP-held seat.

Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow. Ukraine’s almost daily long-range drone and missile strikes using domestically developed weapons have battered Russian oil facilities

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ​said on Wednesday ‌he planned to convene a multi-party meeting ​on the division ​of Cyprus to define ⁠the way forward ​on resolving a conflict ​which has lasted more than half a century.

The military response comes just days after three Russian drones were shot down after violating Romanian airspace.

Zawtar al-Gharbieh is the first village to be handed over to the Lebanese army under a U.S.-brokered "pilot zones" agreement between Lebanon and Israel.