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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...
Firefighters in eastern England battle 'dangerous' wildfire
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Firefighters in eastern England were Thursday battling a "difficult and dangerous" wildfire which has devastated around 100 hectares (245 acres) of heathland an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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.
'First somewhat optimistic day' in southwest France since outbreak of fire: official
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its "first somewhat optimistic day" on Thursday since wildfires broke out more than a week ago, a top local officia...
Three of EU's 15 largest wildfires since 2016 occurred in July
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Three wildfires that broke out within days of each other in Spain and France this month are among the 15 largest recorded in the European Union since 2016.
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 ...
Spanish authorities say 'almost no flames' left in fire near Madrid
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Wildfires threatening areas near Madrid have stopped spreading and there are "almost no flames", Spanish authorities said Thursday.
Stranded boats, out-of-work fishermen as Danube hits record lows
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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