Ukraine marks Anniversary Day by vowing to continue fight for freedom, Sweden reverses decades-old policy of phasing out nuclear energy, figures show Europe's summer of wildfires worst on record, and France shocked by death of influencer during livestreaming "challenge".
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks to media during a joint press conference with the Polish President and Lithuanian Prime Minister following their meeting in Kyiv on 24 August, 2024. Photo: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney reports from Lyon.
