Anelise Borges

More than 1,000 firefighters have been deployed to try and contain the flames in France’s Gironde region where as many as 7,000 hectares of land are believed to have been destroyed. #EuropeNews

Residents evacuated due to raging wildfires in France are now volunteering at a crisis centre. #EuropeNews

There are water restrictions in several southern European countries due to drought. #EuropeNews

Hambullah Mohib, a senior aide to Afghanistan’s Former President, Ashraf Ghani speaks to Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges and relives the fall of Kabul one year on.

Mourners from around the world gathered outside Buckingham Palace, saying Queen Elizabeth II has left a void. #EuropeNews

The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Ahmad Massoud has called on the international community to help deliver a new future for his country, saying there is now a unique opportunity to bring about change. #Globalconversation

Paris one-day metro strike

Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, has issued a statement ‘rejecting’ Sunday’s riots as ‘terrorist cts’ and called on the population to defend ′ peace and democracy.′ Euronews International correspondent, Anelise Borges sent this report from Brazil.

There is one perspective from the ground, and a whole different viewpoint from our drone flight above the ruined city.

International reactions to Hamas’ shocking offensive into southern Israel — and Israeli aerial bombardment of Gaza in response — have been revealing the distinct views of the conflict around the world. In Western capitals, Hamas was to blame for a “terrorist attack,” and statements from the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Italy and France repeated the line that Israel has a right to defend itself. Most of these statements failed to mention the escalation in Israeli settler violen…