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    Belgium battles largest wildfire on record as EU deploys aircraft across borders

    A wildfire in Belgium's High Fens nature reserve has scorched approximately 2,700 hectares near the German border, becoming the country's largest blaze on record and prompting EU emergency assistance and the evacuation of around 600 residents.

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Ceuta, Flores and burning Fens

Governments scramble as borders, fires and missiles test crisis management across three continents

The past half-day brought a grim tour of state capacity: borders sealed, towns evacuated, airports closed and search teams digging through rubble. Wars also widened their economic shadow, while diplomacy tried to turn prisoner releases into political capital.

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  • Polish bus crash in Hungary

    Kills 12 and injures 10 after a Polish bus veers into a ditch and overturns near Mezokeresztes in eastern Hungary.

  • Wildfires break out near Athens

    Deployed six aerial firefighting units to combat the blaze as winds reach 7 Beaufort, intensifying the effort to contain the fire near Pefkos.

  • Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia

    Targeted Moscow with 600 drones in a massive retaliatory strike, marking a significant escalation in the conflict's aerial warfare.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

Ukraine expanded its deep-strike campaign with new domestically produced cruise missile attacks on Russian military and industrial targets, while Russia responded with intensified large-scale drone and missile barrages across Ukraine.

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