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Tourists cover their faces for protection from the scorching sun at the entrance to the Acropolis site in Athens on Monday. Temperatures in Athens reached 39 Celsius. This latest heat wave is forecast to last until the week's end, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees in some parts of the country. The City of Athens has opened six air-conditioned venues where the public can cool off.

epa06017081 Giant election posters of Ramush Haradinaj, (L), parliamentary elections Prime Minister candidate and leader of the Alliance for Future of Kosova (AAK) and leader of ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Kadri Veseli (R) are seen along a street in Pristina, Kosovo, 08 June 2017. Kosovo's early elections will be held on 11 June 2017. EPA/PETRIT PRENAJ

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A former NATO chief thinks the EU should reconcile itself with new US sanctions against Russia and accept them in the name of the Trans-Atlantic partnership.

According to Anders Fogh Rasmussen's op-ed published by the Financial Times, quoted by Sputnik, Russia's goal is to divide the West and win in the new Cold War.

Members of a Greek folk-dancing group perform during the International Folklore Festival in Bautzen, Germany, in this photograph published on Friday. The festival, which ends on Sunday, brings together groups from around the world showcasing their customs and traditions. This is the 12th installment of the biennial festival and it will culminate with a big party. [Filip Singer/EPA]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (c) speaks Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron at a European Council meeting in Brussels where talks were to focus on terrorism, illegal migration and economic growth. According to sources, Macron told Tsipras that he hoped to visit Greece soon and expressed satisfaction with last week's Eurogroup deal.

A woman walks past piles of garbage that have accumulated on sidewalks in the capital due to a shortage of municipal sanitation workers. About 6,500 municipal employees on short-term contracts working in the sanitation sector fear losing their jobs following a ruling by the Court of Auditors banning the extension of temporary contracts.

A destroyed road near the lignite coal mine area, where a huge landslide occurred near Amyntaio, Monday. Big masses of soil moved about 40 meters, causing dozens of residents of nearby village Agioi Anargyroi to evacuate their homes. A large portion of the mine collapsed and four excavators were crushed under tons of soil.

epa06017081 Giant election posters of Ramush Haradinaj, (L), parliamentary elections Prime Minister candidate and leader of the Alliance for Future of Kosova (AAK) and leader of ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Kadri Veseli (R) are seen along a street in Pristina, Kosovo, 08 June 2017. Kosovo's early elections will be held on 11 June 2017. EPA/PETRIT PRENAJ

A children's balloon floats in front of a balcony where riot policemen stand overseeing an operation to clear out a makeshift migrant camp at the disused Elliniko airport in Athens on Friday.

President Donald Trump is expected to pull the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday, though there could be “caveats in the language” announcing a withdrawal, leaving open the possibility that his decision isn’t final.