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Wildfire threatens French defence sites ArianeGroup, Dassault and Thales

More than 42,000 hectares have now burned in Gironde, southwestern France as wildfires push closer to Bordeaux.…

Spain to start first return of fire evacuees as wildfires advance has slowed

Spanish authorities said they planned to start to allow some people evacuated from wildfires near Madrid to return on…

France, Spain wildfires: Climate change increasing frequency, intensity of extreme weather events

The fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the…

France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave

Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so…

Macron calls crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes

French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have…

Apocalyptic scenes as firefighters battle raging blaze in Spain

Wildfires were still burning in the provinces of Avila and Madrid, Spain, on Monday, July 27, with reports saying that…

US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day, Tehran does too

The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as…

India protesters celebrate as education minister resigns, Modi announces exam system reform

For five weeks, New Delhi saw one of the biggest protests in recent history led by the Cockroach Janata Party, founded…

Iran summons French ambassador over 'interference' in internal affairs

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday said France's ambassador to Tehran had been summoned to…

Brazil recalls Argentina ambassador after Milei insults Lula at Flavio Bolsonaro campaign launch

Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina Sunday after President Javier Milei referred to his Brazilian counterpart…

Tour de France: Mathieu van der Poel wins legendary final stage

After a long breakaway, Mathieu van der Poel found himself in front alongside Tadej Pogacar, before resisting the…

UK's Burnham to welcome Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting…

Britain's new PM Burnham to host Zelensky for first visit by a foreign leader

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting…

Oil prices fall amid pause in US strikes on Iran to give 'space' for diplomacy

Oil prices fell on Monday amid a pause in strikes between the US and Iran, boosting hopes for a return to a ceasefire…

Israeli ex-army chief emerges as main rival to Netanyahu ahead of general election

Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as…

Back from Gironde: France 24's Luke Shrago gives firsthand account of fires

As wildfires continue to ravage southwest France, forcing around 250,000 people from their homes in one of the…

Bordeaux under threat as France and Spain battle 'unprecedented' wildfires

The fire in southwest France was about 15 kilometres away from Bordeaux on Sunday, as authorities in France and Spain…

From stage 6 onwards, Pogacar 'never let go' during Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday. The 27-year-old Slovenian dominated this…

🔴 Wildfires have scorched 115,000 hectares across France this year, interior minister says

Pogacar wins fifth Tour de France as teen Seixas seals stunning fourth place

Tadej Pogacar claimed his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as Mathieu van der Poel won a sensational 21st…

🔴 Main suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police

Wildfires in France: French farmers provide water tankers to help fight fire

"Civilian farmers are trying to help firefighters by bringing in tankers of water to keep their hoses running," FRANCE…

Germany: Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror

German investigators on Sunday searched for a man who allegedly drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival,…

Fires in France: 42,000 hectares burnt, 220,000 people evacuated

Andrew Hilliar has more.

Sea drones to defend the sky in Ukraine as the war continues

FRANCE 24 report by Gulliver Cragg.

The week in pictures: Wildfires rage in Europe, youth protests rock India and UK names new PM

Unprecedented wildfires swept across France and Spain, youth-led protests in India forced the country's education…

Flavio Bolsonaro launches Brazil presidential campaign, touts support from Milei

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, on Saturday formally launched his…

Football: WAFCON kicks off in Morocco with record 16-nation line-up

Thando Sibiya, Sports Presenter and Journalist, is our guest.

French firefighters battle blazes with military cargo planes

Fire crews in France are battling unchecked wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people to flee were…

‘Bullied, beaten up, killed’: Armenia's drag queens risk it all for the stage

Armenian attitudes toward the LGBTQ community have transformed in recent years, in part due to the war in Ukraine.…

Deadly attack on holiday camp in Russian-held part of Ukraine, officials say

At least 11 people were killed, including five children, in an overnight drone attack on a holiday camp in a…

Wildfires ravage southwest France: Thousands face devastation after evacuation

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total…

Romanian jet shoots down drone entering country's airspace for third day in a row

A Romanian fighter jet on Sunday shot down the third drone flying into the country's airspace in as many days, the…

France fire situation 'remains very unfavourable' says interior minister

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very…

German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride attack: 1 dead and 16 injured

German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van rammingnear Berlin’s Pride…

Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank

Israel’s military said it detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday, a day…