The Kremlin has described reports of a cyber-attack on Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot as “worrying” after the airline reported a failure in its information systems and cancelled dozens of flights. A statement purporting to be from a pro-Ukraine hacking group called Silent Crow said it carried out the attack, together …

The Kremlin has described reports of a cyber-attack on Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot as “worrying” after the airline reported a failure in its information systems and cancelled dozens of flights. A statement purporting to be from a pro-Ukraine hacking group called Silent Crow said it carried out the attack, together …

Greece is battling five major wildfires across the country, with officials evacuating residents in a hard-hit region just north of capital city Athens. The ongoing emergency comes amid a severe heatwave with temperatures forecast to reach up to 44C (111.2F) on Sunday. The BBC’s Nikos Papanikolaou is in Athens and …

Nikos Papanikolaou BBC News, Athens Watch: Greece wildfires burn homes and fill skies with smoke Greece is battling five major wildfires across the country, with officials evacuating residents in a hard-hit region just 30km (18.6 miles) north of Athens. The smell of burning wood carried as far as central Athens, …

Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent AFP Georges Abdallah will be released on Friday after 40 years behind bars Georges Abdallah, a 74-year-old Lebanese teacher who became a left-wing symbol for the Palestinian cause, is to be freed by France on Friday after 41 years in jail. Described by his lawyer as …

DSNS Odesa The famous Pryvoz market in Odesa, Ukraine was damaged by an overnight strike Drone strikes by both Moscow and Kyiv killed two in Russia and three in Ukraine, hours after a brief third round of ceasefire talks concluded in Istanbul. Three people were found dead in the rubble …

Two people have died in a car in a wildfire which has torn through southern Cyprus amid soaring temperatures which are expected to climb to 44C on Thursday. Cypriot police said two charred bodies were found in a burnt out vehicle after the blaze started in the village of Malia …

Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Bloomberg via Getty Images Failure to reach a deal would lead to 30% US tariffs and EU countermeasures targeting US exports The European Union has said it believes a deal on trade tariffs with the US is “within reach”, ahead of a 1 August deadline …

James Waterhouse BBC News correspondent Jason Arunn Murugesu BBC News, North East and Cumbria Rustavi 2 Bella Culley, pictured at a previous hearing, appeared at Tbilisi City Court A British teenager on trial for drug smuggling charges in Georgia has told the court she hopes they will be able “to …

Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Rodion Kuznetsov An Angara airlines An-24 plane Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region. The Angara airlines An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk …

Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko discuss a Russian TV report from inside a drone factory. BBC News

Getty Images “Corruption lives – the future dies” Ukraine’s government is facing a growing backlash after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law limiting the independence of two anti-corruption agencies. The contentious bill grants control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sap) to the prosecutor general, …

PA Media The timbers were first discovered last year, after they were released from the seabed during a storm Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck, which was discovered on the island of Sanday in Orkney. All evidence points to the wreck of the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy …

Jonny Manning BBC News, North East and Cumbria Rockcliff Rugby Club Benjamin and Alexander donated the club’s old training balls to a beach toy bin in North Tyneside A rugby club has made a new international connection after one its balls travelled hundreds of miles before washing up in Denmark. …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of the country’s anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests and drawing international criticism. Critics say the new law undermines the authority of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sapo) – placing them under …

Belgian police say they have questioned two Israelis after two pro-Palestinian groups alleged they had been waving flags from their army brigade at the Tomorrowland music festival. The men were briefly detained and then released after they had been interviewed, prosecutors said. The Hind Rajab Foundation and Global Legal Action …

Reuters Russia and Ukraine will hold a new round of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “Today, I discussed with (Ukrainian Security Council chief) Rustem Umerov the preparations for a prisoner exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side,” Zelensky said in …

Kathryn Armstrong BBC News EPA/Shutterstock Airports in the Moscow region have been disrupted several times in recent months due to Ukrainian air attacks (recent image) A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow’s major airports to be temporarily closed and saw at least 140 flights cancelled, officials said. More …

Anti‑immigration protests have taken place in dozens of towns and cities across Poland. Most demonstrations attracted several hundred people or fewer on Saturday – but police estimated that about 3,000 took part in the largest rally in the southern city of Katowice. The protests were organised by far-right political group …

Reuters Ukraine has proposed a new round of peace talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a move aimed at restarting negotiations that halted last month. Senior security official Rustem Umerov has offered to meet the Russian side next week, Zelensky said in his evening address, adding that …