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Record drought in Europe, Med in early August

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was affected by drought in the first ten days of August, according to an AFP analysis on Monday of European Drought Observatory data.

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Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be ‘the most effective way forward’ amid stalled diplomatic attempts to end the war as he celebrated Ukraine’s Independence Day.

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Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain

The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that ‘everything they own could burn’, its mayor Beatriz Asensio said.

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Russia captures two villages in Donetsk

Russia on Saturday said its forces in east Ukraine had taken two villages in the Donetsk region, upping military pressure on the ground as world leaders struggle to broker an end to the conflict.