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Spanish firefighters battle a wildfire that has already burnt more than 1.500 hectares in Valverdejo, near Cuenca, Western Spain. The fire, which is still not under control, remains under a high level of vigilance, while temperatures are very high. For the time being, the flames are not threatening the surrounding population. IMAGES
Two cold fronts have hit South Africa in the past two days resulting in snowfall in Western Cape. IMAGES
Helicopters battles flames as several villages were evacuated amid a rescue operation to control a large wildfire in the southwestern district of Paphos that was fuelled by strong winds during a heatwave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Cyprus called for outside assistance to help contain the fire. IMAGES
Thousands flag-waving Jewish nationalists gather at the Western Wall, the terminus of the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march which commemorates the Israeli army's capture of the city's eastern sector in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34VB9F2_EN
Forensics and security forces work at the scene after a mayor was shot dead in Mexico, the latest politically related killing in the country plagued by violence and organized crime. Guillermo Torres, 39, and his 14-year-old son were attacked at a restaurant in Morelia, the capital of western Michoacan state, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. His son survived. IMAGES
Streets in La Roche-Posay, western France, are flooded following heavy rain and the overflowing of the local river Creuse. The river reached 6m78 in the city, exceeding the historic flood of 1982, and is expected to rise to 7m2, close to the record of 1896 (7m3). IMAGES