Uncontrolled wildfires spread across Greece

Six areas have been put on high alert as wildfires continue to spread across Greece. There are currently 154 wildfires in the country.

Two people have died and a further 20 people have been injured.

Also in the programme; the new sports featuring in the Olympics this year; and the latest from Afghanistan after the assassination of the head of the government’s media centre.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Paula Erizanu, Moldovan-born journalist based in the UK and culture editor of the London-based Calvert Journal; and Henry Chu - deputy news editor for the Los Angeles Times, based in London.

(Photo: A man beats the flames using a tree branch as a wildfire burns near Agios Stefanos, north of Athens. CREDIT: REUTERS/Costas Baltas)