Turkey floods death toll climbs to 77
Flooding across Turkey’s Black Sea coast last week killed 77 people, with 62 in Kastamonu, 14 in Sinop and one in Bartin. AFAD said about 8,000 rescuers and 20 dogs worked alongside helicopters to evacuate roughly 2,400 people as 40 villages remained without power. Climate change linked to extreme events cited.
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Turkey
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Turkish Disaster Management Agency
AFAD
Kastamonu
Sinop
Bartin
Somes
Russia
Mediterranean
European leaders seek united approach to Taliban challenge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron urged a coordinated international stance on recognizing any Taliban government in Afghanistan and preventing a humanitarian crisis. They emphasized U.N. Security Council actions and a Western alliance response while noting limited leverage over the Taliban and frictions within NATO over the U.S. withdrawal.
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Emmanuel Macron
U.N. Security Council
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Angela Merkel
Steffen Seibert
Macron
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United States
Europe
NATO
Joe Biden
U.S
Malcolm Chalmers
Royal United Services Institute
Britain
Biden
Jens Stoltenberg
Josep Borrell
Borrell
Moscow
Chalmers
Pakistan
Iran
China
Kurt Volker
Center For European Policy Analysis
Volker
U.K
Air raid sirens in southern Israel after Gaza rocket
Sirens sounded in the south after a rocket from the Gaza Strip, first since May’s war. No claim of responsibility. Clashes in Jenin and West Bank raids left four Palestinians dead, escalating regional tensions amid fragile cease-fire discussions.
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Greece hit by two new wildfires near Athens amid heatwave
Strong winds fan two large fires southeast and northwest of Athens triggering evacuation alerts. In the Villa area firefighters battled a blaze with 240 responders and aerial support, while a second fire near Keratea threatened a national park. Local authorities investigated arson reports as ongoing containment continued and Europe offered added help.
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Michalis Chrysochoidis
Wilia
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Keratea
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Chrysohoidis
Dimitris Loukas
Evia
Civil Protection
Nikos Hardalias
Athens Hospital Where He Underwent Unscheduled Heart Surgery. A Health Ministry
Mideast
Peloponnese
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