Europe

Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers.

Kyiv’s military claims to have hit an oil refinery in the attack as ongoing Ukrainian strikes continue to cause fuel shortages in Russia.

There were nine people inside the six-person lift at the time of the horror plunge.

Ukrainian forces fail to stop Russian missiles during latest barrage — in what the president says is a direct consequence of a drop in supplies from allies.

Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport has suspended flights after an unidentified object was spotted and a suspicious item was found.

The body of Elisabeth-Jane Ross was found on July 18 in a major city known for its tourism.

Shocking footage circulating online shows the moment the two helicopters collided while battling wildfires in Greece.

George and Amal Clooney have pledged to do whatever they can to help their adopted French community recover after fires forced them from their luxury property.

Russia launched more than 70 missiles and more than 280 drones across at least 10 Ukrainian regions in a deadly wave of overnight attacks.

Glen Hansard, a singer-songwriter who was the frontman of popular Irish band the Frames and who shared an Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” a song from the 2006 film “Once,” died Wednesday in Dublin.

The woman was identified after her body was found in an abandoned building in ‘the heart of’ a major city.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and ‘it will get worse’.

Ukrainian forces hit one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries in its latest deep strike as Kyiv extended economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow.

He raised suspicions with authorities when his partner gave birth after concealing the pregnancy.

Shock footage appears to show the accused knifeman at the centre of a Paris attack which left three women brutally stabbed.

Wildfires in France and Spain that forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 people have stabilised, but extreme heat is forecast to return in the coming days.

For the month of July, temperatures have averaged 32C.

It is understood that the suspect had been released from juvenile detention only two months ago.