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Black smoke darkened the skies and crackling flames roared through pine trees in a forest in southwest France on Thursday as wildfires have forced more than 20,000 residents and holidaymakers to flee.
News France » Île-de-France » Events: France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
Watch: Evacuee in Gironde says her family was 'very, very scared' About 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France and authorities are moving 8,800 others as wildfires spread in ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: Authorities evacuate more than 10,000 in France as wildfire spreads near popular tourist town
More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight in southwestern France as a wildfire raged Thursday near the coastal town of Lège Cap-Ferret, which is popular with tourists, on the Atlantic Ocean.
News France » Île-de-France » Events: France expected to announce Zinedine Zidane as its new coach early next week
PARIS (AP) — France's new coach will be announced next Tuesday, when Zinedine Zidane is widely expected to replace Didier Deschamps. The French Football Federation said in a statement on Thursday that ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: Why do Tour de France riders look like they’re at a school sports day?
These are all questions we’ve been asking ourselves after spotting the Tour de France peloton donning baggy tabards just after the finish line. But that’s not why the usually aero-obsessed pros have ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: France becomes first EU country to ban social media for kids under 15
As lawmakers approve a social media ban on kids and phones in high schools, Macron says France is "leading the way in Europe when it comes to protecting our children." ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: Tour de France 2026: Richard Carapaz roars clear to win stage 18 – as it happened
Join Tom Bassam for reaction after the riders took on the 185.2km mountain stage from Voiron to Ocières-Merlette ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: Carapaz wins stage 18 of the Tour de France with a late breakaway, Pogacar keeps overall lead
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France (AP) — Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz timed his attack perfectly in the final climb to win the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, while Tadej Pogacar finished a ...
News France » Île-de-France » Events: France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during historic June heat wave
France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, according to the public health agency.