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Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate as large wildfires, fueled by soaring temperatures and dry conditions, continue to rage across Western Europe. Fire crews have been battling the blazes for several days, with more than 300,000 people reported evacuated.
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NPR – World The search continues in Indonesia for at least 129 people who are still missing after a ferry capsized on Sunday. At least six people have died.
NYTimes – World A Russian drone or strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a train carrying foreign dignitaries, including former U.K. and Swedish prime ministers, passed through the same track. Ukraine and Poland condemned the attack as an escalation; officials described the assault on Ukraine's rail link to the West as a warning to Kyiv's allies.
Iranian officials say a meeting between Iran and Gulf states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman. The talks had been seen as an effort to reopen the strategic waterway. Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum discussed the negotiations shortly before Oman announced the delay.
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