00:01European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces EU support as wildfires rage across southern Europe.
00:11At least eight people were killed and 18 injured after Russian attacks struck the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson.
00:21114 Palestinians have arrived in Italy after being evacuated from Gaza, including 31 children in need of medical care.
00:31European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU has sent firefighting crews to battle blazes in Montenegro, Greece and Spain.
00:41This comes as several southern European countries battle a series of wildfires which have killed at least three people.
00:50The Commission's response includes voluntary offers of assistance from EU member states as well as its own strategic reserve.
00:56In northern Spain, residents took matters into their own hands by taking a hose to put out smouldering flames.
01:06The most severe fires pushed northward into more rural areas.
01:09More than 9,000 were evacuated in the Zamora region after a wildfire that spread into neighbouring León.
01:19In Portugal, around 3,000 firefighters continued to battle a series of wildfires on Wednesday.
01:25The country has seen some of its most intense wildfires in recent history, with flames burning through thousands of hectares of land.
01:34In Greece, emergency crews from the Czech Republic joined Greek forces to contain a blaze in Megara, close to the Greek capital of Athens.
01:46Flames also swept into the city of Patras on Tuesday night, burning homes and prompting thousands to evacuate.
01:57The wildfires have been triggered after early measurements suggest unprecedented temperatures broke records this summer across Europe, driving bigger and stronger wildfires.
02:06Last year was the hottest year on record in Europe and globally, the EU's monitoring agency said.
02:19At least eight people were killed and 18 injured after Russian attacks struck Ukraine over the past day, local officials said on Thursday.
02:26Unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles and 45 Shahed-type drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, according to the country's air force.
02:35Kherson's regional governor said four were killed and six injured after strikes on residential areas and infrastructure in the region.
02:43Local officials say three others were reportedly killed in Donetsk and one in Kharkiv, with several injured.
02:48Across the border in the Russian city of Volgorod, Kiev officials say Ukrainian drone struck a refinery overnight into Thursday, causing severe fires.
02:59The Ukrainian military said it had targeted the site because it supplies fuel to Russian forces.
03:09Three people were also reportedly injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod.
03:14In a separate attack in a different part of the city, officials say a government building was hit by a drone, but that no one was injured.
03:30114 Palestinians have arrived in Italy after being evacuated from Gaza, including 31 children in need of medical care.
03:38Six children and 22 of their relatives landed at Rome's military airport, and the others landed in Pisa and Milan.
03:46The Italian Air Force flew the evacuees over in three C-130 cargo airplanes from the southern city of Eilat in Israel.
03:53The children are recovered from the Italian hospital.
03:54The children will be recovered in several hospitaliers and other thousands of Palestinian children
04:04who have already recovered from us.
04:07They are cured.
04:08The young patients are all affected either by severe injuries and amputations or serious
04:29congenital diseases, according to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
04:34Leigh has carried out 14 medical evacuations since January 2024.
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