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Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of French firefighters on Tuesday managed to contain two fires that have burned over 2,000 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris ov...

UK climate now hotter, sunnier: weather agency

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

The UK climate is profoundly different compared to typical British weather last century, with constantly rising temperatures and frequent extreme events, the na...

Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under...

NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...

NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

New York became the first US state to halt construction of new large-scale data centers on Tuesday, with the governor signing an executive order pausing permits...

First half of summer Spain's hottest on record: weather agency

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

Mainland Spain registered its hottest first half of the summer since records began in 1961, with two heatwaves sending temperatures soaring, national weather ag...

Germany recorded 32 percent spike in deaths in June heatwave

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

Deaths in Germany spiked 32 percent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday.

Jul 14, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires ravaging a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorchi...

Spanish PM urges better prevention after deadly wildfire

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed...

'Almost like gold': water debate rages on Italy's Aeolian Islands

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Without natural drinking water, residents of Italy's Aeolian Islands are mulling whether to build more desalination plants that will also cater to the large num...

Fontainebleau: French forest of kings, painters and hikers

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

A massive wildfire near Paris has torched swathes of a forest that has lured admirers for centuries, from royal hunting parties to impressionist painters, rock ...

Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

France on Monday battled two fires that scorched over 1,300 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of arson.

Trump slashes two Utah protected areas by more than 90%

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders slashing two national monuments in Utah to roughly a tenth of their current size, throwing open million...

Five Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, aut...

Trump expected to shrink protected lands in Utah: reports

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday drastically shrinking two national monuments in Utah, paving the way for fossil fuel extrac...

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of s...

Parts of UK at 'exceptional' wildfire risk as hills ablaze

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Dry, hot and windy conditions led to parts of southern England being declared at "exceptional" risk of wildfires Monday, as firefighters battled blazes on hills...

CORRECTED: Three Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Three Britons and one national each from France, Belgium and Spain have been identified as victims of a wildfire in southern Spain that killed 13 people, author...

Three Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims

Jul 13, 2026 (AFP)

Three Britons and one national each from France, Belgium and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, authoriti...

Deadly Spain wildfire evolving favourably: official

Jul 11, 2026 (AFP)

A wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in southern Spain showed signs of easing on Saturday, allowing firefighters to directly attack the flames for the ...