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Spain is in mourning, with at least 158 confirmed deaths as authorities advised residents in flood-affected areas to remain indoors while rescue teams urgently search for survivors in this unprecedented disaster.

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, Russian troops have taken control of the villages of Serebrianka and Mykolaivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, with military blogs indicating Russian progress near crucial frontline towns.

Ukrainian officials have declared the compulsory evacuation of children and their families from a town in the northeastern Kharkiv area, where Russian troops have been making progress.

Lebanon's health ministry has reported that Israeli air strikes have resulted in the deaths of 21 individuals in eastern Lebanon, an area that has faced a series of attacks for nearly a week.