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Spain has deployed a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have spread across parts of the country in scorching conditions – taking the total number of troops to 1,900.
Ukraine’s defence of the crucial city of Pokrovsk, which has held out for more than a year despite fierce Russian assaults, could be coming to an end as invading forces squeeze the resistance out.
South Africa’s ambassador to France has been found dead at the foot of a high-rise hotel in Paris, French newspapers are reporting.
Japan could be about to have its first female prime minister, as a woman is elected leader of the governing party.