The prime minister called the fires, which have destroyed more than 200,000 acres of Greek forestland, a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.”
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Suspect in Fire at French Cathedral Is Arrested in Killing of a Priest
The arrest of the suspect, a Rwandan asylum-seeker facing deportation, fueled criticism of the government’s immigration laws by right-wing politicians.
Greek Fires Force Thousands More to Evacuate
Wildfires are raging in Greece and Turkey as southern Europe faces one of its worst heat waves in decades.
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns
Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
In Mixed Israel Cities Proud of Good Relations, a Sudden, Explosive Division
Not even during the intifadas, the mass Palestinian uprisings of the past, did Israel experience such a surge of both Arab and Jewish mob violence.
Refugee Who Set Herself on Fire in Greece Is Charged With Arson
A woman set fire to her tent on the island of Lesbos in a suicide attempt after her family’s relocation to Germany was delayed.
Shinji Aoba Charged in Kyoto Animation Fire
Prosecutors accused Shinji Aoba in connection with a blaze in Kyoto last year that killed 36, making it the country’s deadliest attack in decades.
2 Sentenced to Hang for Deadly Garment Factory Fire in Pakistan
The country’s worst industrial fire killed more than 260 people in 2012. Victims’ relatives said the real culprits had escaped justice.
Israeli Settler Gets 3 Life Sentences for Firebomb Attack on Family
The shocking killing of a young couple and their son in a West Bank village drew condemnation from Palestinians and Israeli leaders.
Pandemic Collides With Europe’s Migrant Crisis to Set Off a Calamity in Greece
Frustrated asylum seekers lit fires this week in protest over lockdowns that worsened cramped and squalid conditions on Lesbos. Now 12,000 migrants are homeless.