News and developments across the European continent
Social media post reports that Ukrainian fire crews have been deployed to France to help combat wildfires, noting that fire trucks remain in regular use despite the deployment.
Nearly 198,000 people have been allowed to return home after firefighters contained a major wildfire in southwestern France, in what is described as a possible record peacetime evacuation.
Greek authorities arrested two men over the wildfire that spread from Boeotia to Attica after investigators linked it to a wind farm power line.
A study found that forest fire danger in Southern Europe has doubled over the last 30 years, with extreme fire risk days rising sharply in Spain and Portugal, and smaller increases in southern Italy and Greece.
France — Fires in France: the fires 'under control' according to Lecornu
Greece wildfire: 20-meter fire wall and strong winds hamper rescue efforts near Athens, forcing evacuations of several communities overnight.
Ceuta — Migration crisis in Ceuta: 67 deaths confirmed, large return of migrants to Morocco (Spanish government)
A wildfire has reached Mount Kithairon as authorities ordered evacuations in the Attica-Boeotia region of Greece.
EU AI Act rules on AI models become enforceable today, making Brussels the world's top AI regulator, according to Euronews.
Strong winds are complicating efforts to combat large forest fires in Greece, where authorities are evacuating residents from dangerous areas, while the fire situation has also worsened in parts of France and Spain, Reuters reports. One of the largest fires has engulfed forests and brush near Porto Germeno on the Gulf of Corinth coast, about 60 km northwest of Athens. Due to rapid fire spread, firefighters, police, and ambulance crews were forced to retreat, and helicopters have been deployed to
Wildfires have burned more than 6,500 hectares (16,000 acres) across Boeotia and Attica, with strong winds continuing to challenge firefighting efforts.
Wildfires in France and Spain have forced 350,000 people to evacuate as Europe experiences record heat amid a broader climate emergency.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Saturday that wildfires ravaging France are now 'under control,' more than a week after the country's largest wildfire since 1949 erupted.
A wildfire in France's Gironde department has been brought under control after ten days, affecting areas near Saumos and Arès.
Greece battles major wildfires on Crete where thousands of hectares have been torched, 8,000 people evacuated and two firefighters have died, exposing risks of the tourism boom.
The US State Department raised its travel advisory for Ceuta to Level 3, urging Americans to reconsider travel due to what it described as 'massive and uncontrolled' migrant arrivals from Morocco that could create unpredictable and dangerous security situations.
Firefighters west of Bordeaux are battling a 42,000-hectare megafire that forced 200,000 evacuations. The blaze generated a rare pyrocumulonimbus cloud storm and ignited sub-surface zombie fires across dried peat terrain.
Spain installs 500-meter floating sea barrier around Ceuta following deadly migrant surge that left dozens dead.
UK Chancellor John Healey has vowed to crackdown on grocery 'price gouging,' warning supermarkets to stop overcharging customers amid rising food prices.
Smoke and explosions alarmed the Langenthal region on Tuesday afternoon in a fire at Motorex that was rapidly contained, according to 20 Minutes.
Nigerian athlete Ella Onojuvwevwo won bronze in the women's 400m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, ending a 30-year drought for Nigeria in the event.
Wildfires near Bordeaux are threatening to squeeze France's struggling wine industry, according to AP reporting from SADIRAC, France.
Wildfires near Bordeaux threaten to squeeze France's struggling wine industry, according to an AP report from Sadirac in Bordeaux wine country where winemaker Edouard le Grix de la Salle described the situation from his vineyards.
Hungary plans to shut down its only nuclear power plant amid drought conditions, according to Al Jazeera English.
Greece's Hellenic Thoracic Society urges residents near wildfires to avoid smoke exposure, stay indoors, and use high-filtration masks when travel is unavoidable, warning that children, older adults, pregnant women, and people with chronic illnesses face the greatest risk.
Wildfires are spreading across Greece while conditions worsen in France and Spain, with blazes reported near Athens, PortoGermeno, and the French department of Var.
Europe's wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but the most dangerous front shifted to Greece while evacuation orders remained in place in France.
Hungary has recalled another 25 ambassadors, including those posted to Washington, London, Brussels, Moscow and Kyiv, in one of the country's largest diplomatic reshuffles in recent years.
Greece is battling one of its most dangerous wildfire emergencies of the year as powerful winds fuel massive fires near Athens, forcing hundreds of residents and tourists to evacuate.
Ireland's wildfires have devastated wildlife habitats, leaving areas described as 'black soot' according to The Irish Times.