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Europe hit by wildfires as temperatures soar

Emergency crews are battling multiple wildfires across Spain and Portugal

Emergency crews are battling multiple wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as a record-breaking heatwave continues across Europe. The extreme temperatures there are expected to continue until at least Wednesday, with forecasts reaching up to 44C. We'll talk to journalists in the affected areas.

Three days before Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are due to hold a summit on Ukraine in Alaska, European leaders are warning that the country's borders must not be redrawn by force. It comes as the Ukrainian military has played down reports of a rapid Russian advance in the east.

Also today, what has caused the worst bleaching on record of the world-famous coral reefs along Western Australia's coast?

OS presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: A firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire burning near Finiq, Albania, August 12, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Florion Goga)

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