France

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Firefighter films wildfire using smart glasses in France's Gironde

Footage captured by a firefighter filming with his smart glasses shows his colleagues battling the blaze in the village of Le Las, in France's Gironde department, on July 27, 2026.

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Trump tries to take action in the Middle East ahead of midterm elections

The US and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed militias on July 29 in a move that widens the conflict in the Middle East. This comes a day after the US president met with the Israeli prime ministe...

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'Rethink the forest' amid unprecedented wildfires: Return to 'ancestral ways of managing the land'?

Stuart Norval welcomes Jean-Luc Gleyze, President of the Departmental Council of the Gironde, and Stéphane Delpeyrat-Vincent, former firefighter and founder of WARUCENE, a research firm specialising i...

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US and Saudi Araba jointly strike Iraq, widening the conflict

The US-Israel war on Iran is widening once again, with the US and Saudi Arabia launching joint airstrikes on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq. Earlier, Tehran targeted US bases in Jordan and ships in...

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Rescue operation at Japan shopping mall destroyed in quake

Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a big earthquake killed at least 13 people.

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Cats, dogs and horses: Rescuing the pets caught in France’s wildfires

Raging wildfires have forced thousands to evacuate their homes in the fire-ravaged region of Gironde in southwestern France. Many of the evacuees were forced to leave their pets behind amid the ensuin...

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Public executions in Iran spark anti-regime protests

The Islamic Republic publicly executed two Iranian protesters in Isfahan at dawn on July 28. Several hundred people gathered near a stage set up in the city’s Alikhani Square, but instead of cheering...

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'Two options' for Trump in Middle East war: 'he waits or he escalates massively'

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Fox News that the US and Saudi Arabia coordinated attacks on Iran-backed Iraqi militias with the Iraqi government itself. But Iraq has called the strikes a 'blat...

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Drones and bulldozers: how the army is helping battle the blaze in France's southwest

Some 1,500 French soldiers have been deployed to help combat the Gironde fire. A team of France Television reporters was granted permission to embed with some of them to see how they help support loca...

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French wildfires: FRANCE 24 goes on the ground with firefighters

In France, the Gironde prefecture reported a second calm night and said the massive fire in the southwest was stable - but conditions are set to worsen as the country is about to be hit by a fourth he...

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Comoros welcomes addition of centuries-old medinas to Unesco list

UNESCO has added six centuries–old medinas in the Comoros to its World Heritage List, drawing praise from the country's authorities as well as conservationists. Build as far back as the 12th century t...

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Madagascar struggles to deal with wave of kidnappings hitting capital city

In Madagascar, the capital remains shaken. Since the end of June, a wave of disappearances and kidnappings has hit Antananarivo, affecting mostly children and teenagers. Last Friday, the country obser...

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Despite praise, Chad to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

Chad announced that it is withdrawing from the Rome Statute and, therefore, from the International Criminal Court, as several other countries in the Sahel region have done. In an official statement, C...

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Eight years on, family of missing French tourist demands Japan's national police take over case

A statue honoring Tiphaine Véron, the French tourist who vanished in Japan in 2018, was unveiled Wednesday near the Nikko hotel where she was last seen. Eight years on and still without a single solid...

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FIFA private investor plans spark backlash, UEFA fury

FIFA said Tuesday it plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. The decision marks a dramatic attem...

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As fires still blaze, France thinks about how to rebuild its forests

As France grapples with wildfires, President Emmanuel Macron has spoken about the steps ahead to rebuilding forests. What would this look like and what are the options available? The European Environm...

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Japan searches for earthquake survivors as thousands evacuate

After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan on July 28, the country's prime minister said 13 people had died so far and many were injured. The rescue work is ongoing to find those still missing. The...

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France expels Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova over alleged Kremlin propaganda

France has ordered Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova to leave the country, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, amid accusations that she has spread Kremlin propaganda through French television an...

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What to know about France's fourth heatwave of the year

Firefighters are worrying that strengthening winds and an incoming heatwave could reignite embers and make it harder to battle blazes in France's southwest, as temperatures are set to go above 40 degr...

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Firefighter 'morale remains high' despite heatwave coming to France's blazing southwest

In the southwest of France, temperatures are expected to go over 40 degree celsius just as firefighters have managed to stabilise the mass blazes in the forests of the Gironde region. They are expecti...

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Peru takes ultraconservative turn as Fujimori becomes president

Peru's new president Keiko Fujimori was sworn in on July 28, taking her oath of office before the country's Congress. The conservative leader now becomes the Andean nation's 9th chief executive in jus...

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Nepal's tiger numbers rise 20 percent to an estimated 429

The number of tigers in Nepal has risen by roughly a fifth over the past four years, wildlife officials say, strengthening the Himalayan nation's reputation for conservation. But as the number of tige...

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UK looks to build naval coalition to secure shipping in Strait of Hormuz

US and Saudi forces said they struck an Iraqi militant alliance on July 29, as the Middle East war expands beyond its main focus in Iran to involve the Islamic republic's proxies. The strikes follow a...

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'Climate change is really here: We should seize this crisis moment to create a new momentum'

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate Scientist and Professor at the Universities of Louvain and Liège in Belgium. Europe's latest heatwave is further evidence of a stru...

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How volunteers are helping forest wildlife survive their blazing habitats

Humans are not the only victims of the massive wildfires that have ravaged France over recent weeks. Heartrending images of deer and other wildlife fleeing flames, disoriented and distressed, have pro...

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Incoming heatwave set to worsen firefighting conditions in France's southwest

While the fire in the southwest of France in the Gironde department remains stabilised, officials are on edge today, as scorching temperatures hit France again. On July 28, there were some 14 incident...

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Renault to face criminal trial in France over dieselgate

Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the public prosecutor's office told Fre...

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What to know about the earthquake's aftermath in Japan

Five people have been confirmed dead in a factory damaged by a major earthquake in Japan, here part of a red-and-white smokestack collapsed in the quake. At least 13 died after a shopping mall was bad...

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Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak on its soil

Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's end of the latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease. It had infected 20 people and kill...

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Heatwave comes into southwest of France as firefighters keep battling blaze

The huge fire raging in France's southwest has stabilised, according to French officials, with authorities letting nearly 60,000 evacuees return to their homes - but 14 blazes have also reigniting. No...

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Netanyahu praises 'excellent' meeting with Trump in first since Iran war

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington D.C on July 28 as Netanyahu flew over for the funeral of US Senator Lindsay Graham. It was the first time the...

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US says Iran trying to 'derail ongoing ceasefire talks' as strikes resume

Jordan's army said it intercepted five Iranian missiles on July 29, Tehran's first regional strike in days following a pause in fighting between it and the United States. Iran's Revolutionary Guards c...

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At least 13 dead in Japan after powerful earthquake

After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan on July 28, the country's Prime Minister said thirteen people had died, including five in a factory, so far and many were injured. The rescue work is ongo...

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🔴 French DJ Kavinsky, producer of 'Nightcall', dies at 50

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Russia issues international wanted notice against Telegram founder Pavel Durov for aiding terrorism

Moscow on Wednesday said it had issued an international wanted notice for Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov for "complicity in terrorism". Russian security services accused Durov of failing to rem...

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Khalida Boufedeche elected as Algeria's first woman parliamentary speaker

Khalida Boufedeche, a trained allergist who represents the Algerian capital Algiers, was elected as the country's first-ever woman parliament speaker Wednesday. Boufedeche is a member of the ruling Na...

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Zelensky hails ‘good meeting’ with Trump as Ukraine seeks Patriot missile deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed a “good meeting” with US President Donald Trump at the White House, saying the two leaders discussed plans to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors...

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New era for France as Zinédine Zidane takes charge of national team

Zinédine Zidane has been officially appointed as the new manager of the French men's national team. He has signed a four-year contract, with Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup as his objectives.

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Live: Massive wildfire in southwest France 'remains under control'

A massive wildfire that has burned some 42,000 hectares in southwest France over the past week "remains under control" after a second quiet night, regional authorities said Wednesday. But the regional...

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EU condemns Iran 'aggression' against French diplomats

The European Union on Tuesday condemned an "aggression" this month by Iranian security services against two French diplomats in Tehran.

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Live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies

US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said. Meanwhile, Iran's Revol...

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UEFA accuses FIFA of 'selling football' with World Cup investment plan

The proposal to spin off the commercial rights to the World Cup and other competitions into a semi-private company has triggered a fierce backlash, with critics warning it could create conflicts betwe...

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France braces for fresh evacuations as Spain eases wildfire restrictions

Residents began returning to fire-ravaged communities west of Madrid after officials lifted some evacuation orders, while authorities in southwestern France warned a looming heatwave could reignite ma...

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Peru's Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime after taking office

The newly inaugurated president – the ninth in just a decade – pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of g...

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Chad to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

In tonight's edition, Chad is pulling out of the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against Africa. Also, in Madagascar, nearly 200 people have been reported missing this year. And cent...

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Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan to ease Strait of Hormuz tensions

Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz, including a system of voluntary fees for ships using the strategic waterway, according to a Gulf source and...

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Bad news for Bordeaux: France's celebrated wine industry faces wake-up call over wildfires

France's largest wine region is facing a wake-up call as the wildfires blazing near Bordeaux's famed vineyards underscore the climate challenges posed by severe drought and repeated heatwaves. Many ch...

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Rift deepens as US delegation walks out of UN over French criticism of Trump

United States diplomats walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday as their French counterparts were speaking, after Paris criticised the Trump administration’s human rights rec...

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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by Eur...