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Firefighters battle wildfires that continue to rage across the coastal Turkish city of Marmaris. The European Union sent help to Turkey and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people and put pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
A series of Israeli strikes hit Gaza City as Israel continues to pound Hamas targets in the Palestinian enclave, six days after the Islamist movement launched its land, air and sea attack on southern Israel. IMAGES
Hamas launch rockets towards Israel as Israeli air strikes continue to pound Gaza City for the fourth consecutive day after the Islamist Palestinian movement's surprise onslaught over the weekend. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the first day of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Images show the two presidents shaking hands and posing for photos at the end of their meeting. NATO leaders grapple with Ukraine's membership ambitions, their determination to face down Russia boosted by a breakthrough in Sweden's bid to join the alliance. IMAGES
Massive crowds gather in Istanbul for an International Labour Day rally, as many in Turkey demonstrate ahead of the May 14 elections. Workers, trade unions and parties march en masse to the Labour Day rally zone in Maltepe, with some tensions erupting between demonstrators and police as people tried to enter the rally zone. IMAGES
Turkish police detain protesters attempting to hold a Labour Day demonstration in Istanbul, with the city centre's famous Taksim square closed off. The city is expecting mass International Workers' Day rallies ahead of key May 14 elections billed as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. IMAGES
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