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Can you cancel holidays in extreme heat and wildfires? Simon Calder explains

With continental Europe on high alert as it faces its first major heatwave of the summer, and wildfires break out in Turkey, Simon Calder breaks down what travellers’ rights are if they wish to cancel their holidays.

The Independent UK

Paris braces for 40C with top of Eiffel Tower shutting and polluting traffic banned - as brutal heatwave grips Europe

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts

Evening Standard

Journalists at satirical magazine in Turkey arrested over Prophet Muhammad cartoon

Clashes erupt in Istanbul as police fire rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protestors demonstrating against Turkish magazine

The Independent UK

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Exodus review – broadside against Erdoğan’s Turkey takes the multi-narrative, multi-character route

Serkan Nihat’s story follows a group of Turkish fugitives, but it bites off rather more than it can chew

The Guardian - UK

Europe heatwave: Spain summer heat breaks records as 50,000 flee Turkey wildfires

Record temperature recorded in Portugal as heat lowers water level of Germany’s Rhine

The Independent UK

Turkey battles wildfires as heatwave grips Europe

Wildfires in Turkey have forced over 50,000 people to evacuate from 41 locations, damaging more than 200 homes and several businesses.

Euronews

Is the Turkey Wildfire Trapping Tourists? How It Could Affect Your Holiday

Wildfires in Izmir have grounded flights and sparked evacuations, stranding thousands. Check your travel plans now to avoid chaos!

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Tourists warned of ‘new normal’ as Europe heatwave hits visitors and locals

Water shortages are hitting several areas across Europe

The Independent UK

Scorching temperatures grip Europe, putting regions on high alert

Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heat wave that has cooked much of southern Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat, A heat dome swept an arc across France,…

The Independent UK

Aerial footage shows Turkey firefighters battling huge flames in Izmir province

Dramatic aerial footage shows firefighters battling wildfires in Turkey as an airport was forced to temporarily close.

The Independent UK

Package holiday firms slash prices to Greece and Turkey

Exclusive: £260 trip from Gatwick to Turkey buys 3,700 miles of travel

The Independent UK

Turkey wildfires: Izmir airport forced to close with flights cancelled and diverted

The Mayor of İzmir, Dr. Cemil Tugay, warned people to be careful as the coastal city copes with flames

The Independent UK

Graft Case Piles Pressure On Turkey's Main Opposition

A court hearing that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP is the latest bid to hobble the party behind a wave of spring protests that shook the government, analysts say.

International Business Times

Armenia arrests another top cleric over an alleged coup plot

Armenia has arrested a second prominent cleric accused of plotting against the government

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Radio France Internationale

Turkey walks a fine line as conflict between Israel and Iran cools

Turkey has spent weeks walking a diplomatic tightrope, caught between its outrage over Israel’s actions and its reluctance to cross the United States. A ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump has given Ankara some breathing room – at least for now.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31

Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effort

The Independent UK

Crowds block Armenian security forces from arresting a clergyman who has criticized the government

Security forces faced off with crowds at the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the government sought to arrest a cleric, in the latest move against outspoken critics of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

LiveScience

Ancient 'female-centered' society thrived 9,000 years ago in proto-city in Turkey

Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early agricultural societies.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Goodbye Sicily, hello Skegness! Why rising temperatures spell the end of the hot foreign holiday

So, Londoners have at last abandoned the notion that “hot” is one of the prerequisites for a nice holiday, as in “nice and hot”. A report from a travel insurance company, Insure and Go, found that 84 per cent of people thought that their favourite holiday destinations might be unbearable…

The Guardian - AU

China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power

Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey

The Independent UK

British woman accused of assaulting child in Turkey discharged from extradition

Teacher Rebecca Richardson was discharged from an extradition request over allegations she sexually assaulted a child in Istanbul in 2019.

International Business Times

Turkey Breathes Easier As Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk

As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara's domestic and regional policies.

The Conversation

Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa – what’s behind its bid for soft power

Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa as the geopolitical and economic landscape in the region shifts. In Senegal, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation has entered a key partnership in the oil and gas sector. Meanwhile, Karpowership, a company providing electricity via floating power plants, now supplies energy…

The Independent UK

EU help in healing Cyprus' ethnic split could bring benefits to all, officials say

Officials say the European Union can help resolve Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic division by underscoring that a peace accord could bring benefits and a significant improvement in relations with the 27-member bloc

Latin Times

Influencer Ana Bárbara Buhr Dead After Surgery in Turkey, Hours After Nightclub Outing With Her Doctor

The 31-year-old woman, who was also an aspiring singer, died of a heart attack. The doctor had brought forward Ana Bárbara Buhr's surgery and had assured her there was no problem.

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