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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

'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.

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...

Cruise ship runs aground on the Danube due to low water levels

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Bulgarian border guards on Tuesday began evacuating nearly 200 passengers from a cruise ship that ran aground on the Danube because of low water levels, the int...

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.

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.

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.

Spoiled milk, dead chickens: in Tunisia, the heavy toll of power cuts

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

On a poultry farm just outside Tunisia's capital, a backhoe gathers hundreds of chicken carcasses to bury them in a pit.

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:

Queuing at dawn as Comoros taps run dry

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Like many residents of the capital of the Comoros, 86-year-old Ben Joma does not bother to turn off the taps at his home.

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:

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:

Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, though they were making some pro...

Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ...

Spain races to contain blazes before new heatwave

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sa...