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Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are also grappling with the effects of a series of prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall.

Two girls, aged 5 and 12, were among the six killed in a village near the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, while Kyiv and Poltava also saw fatalities.

Spain and France are both braced for the start of the fourth heatwave so far this summer and some fires have continued to burn.

Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.

Three fires in the Madrid region have caused special concerns, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.

Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.

Iran has reacted with fury to the assault on the vessel, with Tehran's foreign minister saying it "cannot go unanswered".

As details emerge about the suspected Berlin Pride attacker's past, many are asking why he was not in prison.

The uproar throws the Italian Football Federation into further disarray following Italy's third consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup.