France wildfires: More than 580 firefighters battle fast-moving blazes in the south as the French weather service warns of 'very high risk' in seven departments

Hundreds of firefighters battle forest fires across France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as a heatwave grips Europe. AFP reports crews deployed as temperatures rise again in fire-scarred regions.

Hundreds of firefighters battled forest fires in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe.

Forest fires in southern France threaten a Tour de France stage, with race organizers set to decide later Sunday whether to proceed, a top local official said.

Forest fires ravaging a region in southern France are threatening a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with a decision to be taken later in the day over whether the stage goes ahead, a top local official said Sunday.

Six people missing, several injured after three-story building collapse in Messina, Italy. Firefighters launch large-scale search-and-rescue operation; initial assessments suggest a gas cylinder explosion may have triggered the collapse, with structural failure also under investigation.

At least six people are reported missing and several others injured after a three-story building collapsed in the southern Italian city of Messina, with firefighters launching a large-scale search-and-rescue operation. Initial assessments suggest a gas cylinder explosion may have triggered the collapse, though structural failure is also being investigated.

Thessaloniki blanketed by toxic smoke as wildfire ignites two factories on outskirts; 160 firefighters deployed, five hospitalized. Police arrest 76-year-old suspect who admitted vehicle sparks started blaze.

Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, was blanketed by toxic smoke on Sunday after a wildfire set two factories ablaze on its outskirts. Around 160 firefighters battled the blaze, five were hospitalized, and police arrested a 76-year-old man who admitted sparks from his vehicle ignited dry vegetation.