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Spain Calls in More Soldiers to Fight Wildfires

Across the Iberian Peninsula, thousands are trying to quell deadly flames amid dangerously hot weather.

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Flames in the village of Larouco in the Galicia region of Spain on Sunday. The Iberian Peninsula is facing some of the most devastating wildfires in southern Europe.
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Europe Battles Deadly Wildfires as High Winds Fuel Flames

Firefighters were struggling to tame blazes in several countries in southern Europe, including Albania, Greece, Montenegro and Spain, and in Turkey.

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Fighting a wildfire on the outskirts of Patras, Greece, on Wednesday.
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Spanish Officials Condemn City’s Ban on Religious Events as ‘Racist’

A leader in the conservative party says a measure does not “single anyone out for their beliefs,” but a branch of the far-right Vox party praised it for “banning Islamic celebrations.”

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Protests against migrants last month in Torre-Pacheco, in southeastern Spain.
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