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Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable" with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found ...

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.

'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...

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.

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...

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 ...

Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: survey

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Nepal's tiger population has risen by roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said on Wednesday, a conservation milestone despi...

More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Just over half of England has been declared in drought after "record-low rain and exceptionally high temperatures", the UK government said Wednesday.

How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwe...

Two firefighters die battling blaze on Crete: official

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Two firefighters died battling a forest blaze on the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the fire department said as several fires broke out around the country,...

'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

To one side, blue sky, to the other, ashen smog, as erratic winds fanned the flames from the forest fire threatening to raze even more of the French coast.

Danube drops to 'historic lows' as fresh heatwave hits

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Plummeting river levels have already brought shipping to a standstill in parts of Serbia, squeezing fuel imports and energy production -- and now heatwave warni...

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 battled raging flames as a new heatwave gripped the region.

'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

To one side, blue sky, to the other, ashen smog, as erratic winds fanned the flames from the forest fire threatening to raze even more of the French coast.

Three firefighters die battling blazes in Greece

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Three firefighters died battling forest blazes in Greece on Wednesday as several other fires broke out around the country, fed by gale-force winds.

Wildfires rage near Turkey's tourist beaches

Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)

Turkish firefighters on Wednesday battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, authoriti...

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...