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France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks alon...

France pressures Suriname as illegal mining plagues border

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Illegal mining along Suriname's border with French Guiana is viewed as a ticking time bomb by French authorities, who are pushing for a joint effort to defuse t...

Spain allows wildfire evacuees to return but France fears flames spreading

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday, after the country lifted evacuation ord...

Kenya probes death of 15 elephants at Amboseli park

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

An investigation has been opened into the unexplained death of 15 elephants in one month at a Kenyan nature park, the Kenyan Wildlife Service said Tuesday.

CORRECTED: Will heatwaves push European holidaymakers to 'coolcations'?

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are currently snubbing Mediterranean destinations for northern climes in hopes of cooler temperatures, b...

'Not out of danger': Residents return to scorched French village

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

The scent of cinder lingered in the air as Michael Elicegui sipped a coffee on a cafe terrasse after returning to his French village following a wildfire.

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Tuesday.

Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave...

US aims to loosen environmental safeguards to support space industry

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

The US on Tuesday said it plans to exempt the US private space sector from numerous environmental regulations, a deregulatory move aimed at accelerating the pac...

Spain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave...

US to loosen environmental safeguards on space industry

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

The United States on Tuesday said it plans to exempt its private space sector from numerous environmental regulations to accelerate the pace of space launches a...

Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Farmers and firefighters on Monday battled to contain a huge wildfire that has forced 220,000 people to flee and destroyed dozens of homes in southwest France b...

Flooding forces residents to flee homes by boat in Pakistan

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Flooding from heavy monsoon rains inundated villages in eastern Pakistan, pushing residents to flee their homes by boat over fields turned into vast swathes of ...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday:

France forest fire wanes ahead of new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled Monday to contain a wildfire in southwest France before a new spike in temperatures, with slightly less active f...

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France...

HRW condemns pollution from oil operations in DR Congo

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that pollution linked to the activities of an Anglo-French oil company in the western Democratic Republic of Congo posed se...

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday:

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday:

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

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weat...