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Skopje, Nov 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Gjorgi Licovski) North For months, North Macedonia has been facing a severe drought, which is drying up rivers and lakes and has led to an increase in production at thermal power plants, highly polluting, due to the inability to maintain the activity of hydroelectric plants.FOOTAGE OF LAKE MAVROVO, LAKE DEBAR AND THE REK BITOLA THERMAL POWER PLANT IN NORTH MACEDONIA.
Smoke billows following Israeli air strikes north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel pressed its blistering assault on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis, with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas saying dozens were killed in heavy bombardment and urban combat. IMAGES
Air pollution blankets the skyline in Tehran as school children and many employees in Iran's capital were told to stay at home due to a spike in levels. Tehran, a city of around 9 million people, suffers from chronic air pollution and regularly ranks among the world's most polluted cities. IMAGES
A thick layer of smog covers Delhi following a frenzied night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. The air quality dipped to the “very poor” category early Monday, with authorities warning of further deterioration in the levels. IMAGES
Images show the arrivals of Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, and Kosovo Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, in North Macedonia as they meet for EU-led talks over the normalisation of the two countries' relations. The two leaders are met by Josep Borrell, the EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, as well as the North Macedonian President, Stevo Pendarovski. IMAGES
Images of South Korea's eastern island of Ulleungdo -- where residents were warned to seek shelter after one of Pyongyang's short-range ballistic missiles crossed the de facto maritime border. IMAGES