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Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size 16 Aug 2026 - 04:41 pm
A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook carrying a bambi bucket departs from Baelen, near Eupen, eastern Belgium to tackle a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve on August 16, 2026. Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP
Spanish jet downs drone in Romania after airspace breach 16 Aug 2026 - 03:33 pm
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12 killed as Polish bus veers off Hungary highway 16 Aug 2026 - 03:00 pm
Rescue workers and other officials work at the wreckage of an overturned Polish tourist bus on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes, about 150 km east of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on August 16, 2026. Photo by Zoltan MATHE / MTI / AFP
Record Belgium wildfire doubles in size in 24 hours: authorities 16 Aug 2026 - 12:04 pm
This aerial photograph shows a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Waimes on August 15, 2026. (Photo by Dimitri KORCZAK / AFP)
Brussels records hottest day of the year 15 Aug 2026 - 11:36 am
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Construction workers strike gold at Belgian building site 15 Aug 2026 - 11:32 am
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EasyJet strike sees 100 French flights cancelled 15 Aug 2026 - 09:51 am
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UK faces record wildfires amid severe heatwave 14 Aug 2026 - 08:44 pm
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Turkish authorities rescue 48 illegal immigrants stranded in the Mediterranean 14 Aug 2026 - 06:46 pm
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Tourists beat the heat with 'magical' Colosseum night tours 14 Aug 2026 - 03:28 pm
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Swiss police seek witnesses over fire by Romanian embassy 14 Aug 2026 - 03:12 pm
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EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies 14 Aug 2026 - 12:28 pm
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New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France 14 Aug 2026 - 11:11 am
Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Landes forest in Luglon, south-western France, on August 13, 2026. Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Two seriously injured as train derails in southeast England 13 Aug 2026 - 10:11 pm
Carriages of a derailed train are pictured on their side, near the town of Lewes, southern England on August 13, 2026. Two people sustained
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome 13 Aug 2026 - 05:59 pm
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No explosives found in 'suspicious object' at German train station: police 13 Aug 2026 - 04:35 pm
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Body found in search for missing tourists off Croatian coast 13 Aug 2026 - 02:20 pm
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Etna eruptions shut Sicily’s Catania airport at summer travel peak 13 Aug 2026 - 02:17 pm
This handout photograph taken by Etna Walk on August 11, 2026 and obtained on August 12, 2026 shows visitors standing next to lava flowing from Mount Etna volcano during an eruption, in Catania, in the Mediterranean island of Sicily. (Photo by Handout / Etna Walk / AFP)