Correspondents Julia Hahn is on Turkey's Aegean coast and Barbara Wesel on the Greek island of Evia where fires have torn through and razed forests. Both journalists have been reporting from the scenes of devastation and asking locals who they blame for the blazes.
thousands have arrived in afghanistan s capital kabul in the past few days, where they face an uncertain future. people have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. also in the programme: the latest on the huge wildfires affecting greece and other countries. on the greek island of evia, crews from britain, france and the czech republic have joined efforts to try to stop more fires breaking out. and the bbc uncovers evidence of suspected war crimes carried out in libya by russian mercenaries. we have an exclusive report on their activities. several developments in afghanistan. first, the government is replacing its army chief as the taliban continues their rapid advance. events on the ground are fast moving. nine provincial capitals are now in the hands of the militants, and efforts are under way to boost morale among those fighting for the afghan government.
end would be a strong tropical storm across portions of the gulf. and person portion of the state of florida. so we ll follow it carefully and see exactly where it goes as we approach late this weekend and early next week. thanks so much for that. the prime minister of greece is pledging almost $600 million in emergency aid for people affected by the country s raging wildfires. many villagers on the island of evia are refusing to leave their homes, instead working alongside firefighters to battle the flames. cnn s eleni giokos is live in evia and is joining us now. so what is the latest on efforts to contain these fires and of course the impact on residents there? reporter: absolutely. look, we have heard from emergency services this morning that rekindling of fires is a reality today and that is the big risk. you can hear the helicopters
and firefighters in greece have spent an eighth day trying to control wildfires on evia, greece s second largest island. nearly 900 firefighters, reinforced with fresh arrivals from abroad, have been deployed. an american woman has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia giuffre claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. which of the people in this photograph is telling the truth? the man, prince andrew, who categorically denies any impropriety? or the woman, virginia giuffre, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by him on three occasions? ms giuffre has made these allegations before. she s now followed up with a civil claim filed at a district court in new york.
in afghanistan s capital kabul in the past few days, where they face an uncertain future. people have been coming in from different parts - of the country as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. - also in the programme, the latest on the huge wildfires affecting greece and other countries. on the greek island of evia, crews from britain, france and the czech republic have joined efforts to try to stop more fires breaking out. and the bbc uncovers evidence of suspected war crimes carried out in libya by russian mercenaries. we have an exclusive report on their activities. a new bbc investigation has exposed the scale of russian mercenary involvement in libya. the country has been in turmoil since 2011, when a popular uprising saw colonel gaddafi removed from power after more than four decades. his toppling led to a power vacuum, with no authority in full control. since 2014, control