Families and children forced to flee as Taliban capture more cities in Afghanistan
The Taliban have captured another three provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Friday, bringing the total to 18 of 34 provincial capitals. They now control more than two-thirds of the country, resulting in tens of thousands of families fleeing provinces in hope of finding safety in Kabul and elsewhere.
Wildfires continue to scorch southern Italy after temperatures reportedly top 48 C
Fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius, which some scientists believe could be the highest in European history.