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Greek govt calls for EU farm scandal probe

ATHENS: The Greek government on Monday called for a special parliamentary committee to probe a European Union farm subsidies scandal, reportedly involving tens of millions of euros, that has seen at least two ministers...

Flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. — Reuters

140,000 attend Serbia protest rally

protesters gathering

Zelensky calls US as pilot killed in Russian attack

A service member Ukrainian Armed Forces sits inside an armoured personnel carrier, in Donetsk region. — Reuters

Baths, climate shelters as Europe heatwave intensifies

TOPSHOT - A woman protects herself from the sun with a hand fan near the Bridge of Sighs, on a hot summer day in Venice on June 28, 2025. Italy's health ministry warned residents and tourists on June 27, 2025 of soaring temperatures across the country, issuing a red alert for 21 cities this weekend. The ministry issued its top red alert for cities including the capital Rome, economic powerhouse Milan and Venice -- where the rich and famous are celebrating the wedding of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa kills two, wounds 14

A policeman inspects debris at the bottom of a multi-storey residential building, which was damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on Saturday. — AFP

Rescuers step up as summer heatwaves stoke heatstroke risk

A tourist holds water in his hands at a fountain during a heatwave in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Amel Emric

Fire near Athens under control

Greek firefighters said on Friday that a forest blaze that had forced evacuations around Athens was under control, but warned that scorching temperatures were keeping fire risk at a highly elevated level around the capital and on northern Aegean islands. The fire around Athens broke on Thursday afternoon near the towns of Palaia Fokaia and Thymari, around 50 kilometres east of Athens, and forced the evacuation of five villages popular with local and foreign tourists. — AFP

Heatwave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings

Paramedics from Madrid's medical emergency services SUMMA load a person on a stretcher, in Madrid. — AFP

Russian missile attack kills five in Ukraine's southeast

A car drives along the road past a partialy burnt tank in the city of Svyatohirs'k, Donetsk region. — AFP

Trump reassures allies as Nato agrees 'historic' spending hike

US President Donald Trump and Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte attend the start of a leaders summit in The Hague. — AFP

Russian strikes kill 11 in Ukraine region under pressure

Rescuers clear debris a day after a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv. — AFP

Greece declares emergency on Chios due to fires

Firemen work to extinguish a wildfire, Chios. — Reuters

Ukraine army chief vows to expand strikes on Russia

Rescuers stand in front of a damaged building following a Russian strike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. — AFP

Winds fuel Croatia wildfires

Winds fuel Croatia wildfires

GERMANY BRACES FOR 37°C HEATWAVE

Germany braces for a short heatwave over the solstice weekend.

Putin hosts Indonesia’s Prabowo in Russia in bid to deepen ties

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Saint Peterburg. — AFP
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