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Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled on Thursday to contain wind-fuelled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

Firefighters in eastern England make 'progress' battling 'dynamic' wildfire

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters in eastern England were "making good progress" Thursday battling a "dynamic" wildfire which has engulfed swathes of heathland and prompted the evac...

France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires seen in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing...

Rhine at lowest level in Netherlands due to drought: govt

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

The Rhine has dropped to its lowest recorded level at the point where it flows into the Netherlands and is due to drop further due to drought, officials said Th...

France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires seen in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing...

Turkey confronts growing wildfires on tourist coasts

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters on Thursday battled to contain wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

Cyanide poisoning likely killed 15 elephants in Kenya: investigators

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Fifteen elephants found dead over the past month in one of Kenya's best-known wildlife parks were likely poisoned by cyanide, possibly from pesticides used on n...

Rain dampens France fire, as Spain reports 'almost no flames'

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters in France on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain said there were "almost no flames" left after a similar ...

'Beginning of the end': Relief but no party as French wildfire winds down

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

For the first time since he signed up to join the weeklong fight against France's worst wildfire since 1949, Maxence Cereja said he felt comfortable enough to t...

Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit tripled to $10.8 billion in the second quarter as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring.

France firefighters hopeful, as Spain reports 'almost no flames'

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Firefighters in France on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain said there were "almost no flames" left near Madrid but ...

France firefighters hopeful, as Spain ends national emergency

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

France firefighters on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain lifted a state of emergency over wildfires near Madrid.

Mexico escalates war against smelly seaweed on Caribbean beaches

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Mexico is deploying specialized navy ships to fight a massive influx of sargassum on the country's Caribbean beaches, authorities said Thursday, as the smelly s...

Italy's Po River valley on drought alert

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Italian authorities raised the drought alert level to "high" on Thursday in the Po Valley, home of the country's longest river, due to worsening conditions and ...

May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govt

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to an estimated 2,877 excess deaths in England, the UK Health Security Agency said Wednesday.

George and Amal Clooney flee French home due to wildfire

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal have evacuated their French home near the southeastern town of Brignoles after a fast-moving...

Volunteers rush to feed scared animals in fire-stricken France

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

The volunteer had barely put down the tomato when a small beak poked out from a bush and dashed towards it in an abandoned garden in fire-ravaged southwest Fran...

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with ragi...

CORRECTED: Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with ragi...

French maverick, oystermen stay put in ritzy fire-threatened peninsula

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Bare feet planted in the sand, 79-year-old Benoit Bartherotte oversaw bulldozers knocking down pine trees in southwest France, with a wildfire blazing just kilo...