Historic wildfires in southwestern Europe have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, one of the biggest evacuations efforts Europe has seen since World War II. What may have contributed to it?

Wildfires are raging across Spain and France as smoke spreads. The United States and Canada aren’t the only countries dealing with thick wildfire smoke. Fires raging across Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate,

Heavy rainfall followed by extreme heat created the perfect tinder, as flames spread through regions of France and Spain.

Thousands more are evacuated from historic wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy. Firefighters are in an all-out battle to stop them, and the weather is not helping. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez is near the front lines in France.

Fighter jets from the United States and Saudi Arabia conducted joint military strikes overnight targeting Iranian proxy forces in Iraq, officials said, marking what appeared to be Riyadh’s direct entry into the ongoing conflict between Washington and Tehran.

U.S. forces struck terrorist logistics sites in eastern Iraq after Iran-linked attacks, as President Trump met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid escalating regional tensions.

The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.

The powerful earthquake that rocked southern Japan has killed at least 18 people and more remain missing in a damaged shopping mall and a paper factory.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses on Wednesday looking for trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan.

"It's a race against time," Takaichi said in an update on Wednesday morning. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) measured the earthquake magnitude at 7.1 and the US Geological Survey later placed it at 6.

President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House for separate high-stakes meetings.

President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were positive.

A 'Special Report' All-Star panel discusses President Donald Trump hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crucial White House meetings.

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday. And for the first time since the start of the Iran war, he also held a face-to-face meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran has ruled out Oman's proposal for regional joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, hitting hopes of a swift ​diplomatic breakthrough in the war.

Mediators see Iran’s position on the critical waterway as a setback to efforts to revive U.S.-Iran peace deal.

Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman for the countries' joint oversight of the critical Strait of Hormuz and has, instead, made a proposal of its own as both sides continue to pore over the terms of what a final agreement could look like.

Oman has delivered a proposal to Iran envisaging regional management of the Strait of Hormuz and only voluntary fees for transit rather than Tehran's vision of maintaining control of the waterway and charging for its use.

President Donald Trump says Pickaxe Mountain could be targeted if Iran refuses a nuclear agreement, adding the U.S. is closely monitoring activity at the site.

Trump’s pushback on Netanyahu’s Iran intelligence claim highlights the strain inside the U.S.-Israel approach to Tehran’s nuclear program and the Hormuz standof

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Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU got the Oval Office meeting he has sought for months. But the meeting itself might be all he gets, given that there were no signs that Washington plans to escalate the war in Iran per Israel’s wishes.