From the Middle East, we verified footage of the deadly fire in Kut, Iraq, which is now known to have killed at least 61 people, and the aftermath of recent clashes in Syria which also appear to have claimed many lives. BBC Verify uses open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, fact-checking and data analysis to help report complex stories

Catherine Ivy is an assistant professor of biology at University of Saskatchewan. Her new research project is examining the impact of wildfire smoke on the songbird population.

Syria's severe wildfires have been contained in Latakia province after intense firefighting efforts. The blazes, intensified by climate change, destroyed over 15,000 hectares and displaced thousands.

Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.

LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Some of Syria’s worst wildfires in years have been brought under control as of Sunday, according to the Civil Defense and the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management, following days of grueling firefighting in the forested countryside of the coastal Latakia province.

A delegation from the Jordan Armed Forces on Tuesday visited wildfire response operations in Syria, where Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft and Civil Defense crews are working inside Syrian territory as part of joint coordination and cooperation efforts.

Helicopters bearing Turkish flags were flying over the forested region of Qastal Maaf, close to the Turkish border, supporting more than 60 Syrian civil defense and disaster teams working on the ground.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to drift into North Dakota again in coming days, potentially degrading air quality.

A new wildfire in Greece prompted evacuations in coastal areas south of Athens, as firefighters in neighboring Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides.

As wildfires tear through Syria’s coastal forests, local volunteers are risking their lives alongside emergency crews to protect the land they call home

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece, prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country.