text:  Countries across the Western Balkans are facing a severe heatwave with temperatures hitting 40 degrees. North Macedonia has declared a state of emergency as it struggles with 17 forest fires. BBC News. Four people have been killed and several wounded in a shooting near a mosque in Oman. Footage shows people fleeing as shots ring out in the vicinity of the mosque in al-Wadi al-Kabir area in the capital, Muscat.