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Plumes of smoke rise above the now-evacuated fire-ravaged village of Kiotari on the Greek island of Rhodes as the blazes continue to ravage the island for a fifth consecutive day. Thousands of locals and tourists fled the Aegean island over the weekend in what authorities called the country's largest-ever wildfire evacuation. IMAGES
A fire burns near the Greek village of Avgaria, where Greek, Serb and Slovak firefighters are conducting an operation to slow and stop the spread of the flames. IMAGES
Migrants on the Turkish side of the border at the Pazarkule border crossing try to move forward as the Greek army fires water cannons at them. IMAGES
Anarchists set vehicles on fire in Athens during clashes with police, after rally in support of a jailed anarchist. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Around a hundred people gather in front of Paris secondary school Maurice-Ravel in support of its principal who resigned on Wednesday after receiving death threats following an altercation with a student demanding she remove her Muslim veil. French politicians from across the spectrum Wednesday have expressed dismay at the principal's resignation. IMAGES
Hezbollah fires rockets towards Israel as Israeli strikes hit the southern Lebanese village of Rachaya al-Fukhar. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES