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Nine foreign nationals, including French woman, among 13 victims of Spain's deadly wildfire
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Nine foreign nationals, including French woman, among 13 victims of Spain's deadly wildfire

At least thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were confirmed killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of Almeria near the Mediterranean coast destroyed rural settlements and forced investigators to seek genetic information from suspected victims' rela...

Several foreign nationals among victims of deadly Spain wildfire

Several foreign nationals among victims of deadly Spain wildfire

France 24

Thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said on Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of Almeria destroyed rural settlements, while badly burned victims required DNA identification.

Middle East live: Explosions heard near Hormuz port city Bandar Abbas

Middle East live: Explosions heard near Hormuz port city Bandar Abbas

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Iranian state television on Tuesday reported that five explosions were heard near the city of Bandar Abbas close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The port city has been at the centre of renewed fighting which saw the US launch a fresh salvo of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran was still possible. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates...

Trump announces Thursday speech reopening 2020 election fraud claims

Trump announces Thursday speech reopening 2020 election fraud claims

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US President Donald Trump will deliver a national address on Thursday regarding newly declassified intelligence on investigations into the 2020 presidential election and alleged voting machine flaws – reviving fraud claims long dismissed by courts and officials, as critics warn the speech could lay groundwork to contest future midterm losses.

Trump announces Thursday speech on foreign interference, voting machines in 2020 election

Trump announces Thursday speech on foreign interference, voting machines in 2020 election

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US President Donald Trump will deliver a national address on Thursday regarding newly declassified intelligence on investigations into the 2020 presidential election and alleged voting machine flaws – reviving fraud claims long dismissed by courts and officials, as critics warn the speech could lay groundwork to contest future midterm losses.

US judge voids Trump's 'improper' $1.8 billion settlement with IRS

US judge voids Trump's 'improper' $1.8 billion settlement with IRS

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A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns, ruling the lawsuit was filed for an "improper purpose". The agreement had granted Trump, his family and business broad protections from tax audits following their $10 billion lawsuit.

US judge voids Donald Trump 'improper' $1.8 billion settlement with IRS

US judge voids Donald Trump 'improper' $1.8 billion settlement with IRS

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A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns, ruling the lawsuit was filed for an "improper purpose." The agreement had granted Trump, his family and business broad protections from tax audits following their $10 billion lawsuit.

Fontainebleau forest could take decades to recover after wildfire, expert says

Fontainebleau forest could take decades to recover after wildfire, expert says

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As France battles a wildfire south of Paris, Stefan Doerr, Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, tells FRANCE 24's Monte Francis that "we need to prepare the environment more to reduce the risk of fire, but we will never eliminate it completely". The blaze has scorched around 1,200 hectares of forest, with aircraft and firefighters working throughout Monday to contain...

'We will never eliminate the risk of fire completely', expert says as wildfire rages south of Paris

'We will never eliminate the risk of fire completely', expert says as wildfire rages south of Paris

France 24

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Stefan Doerr, Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, says that "we need to prepare the environment more to reduce the risk of fire but we will never eliminate it competely". France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris. Throughout the day, aircraft in the skies and fire...

Ebola spreads to more provinces

Ebola spreads to more provinces

France 24

In tonight's show, the Ebola outbreak spreads to two more provinces. A Sudanese court sentences paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and 15 others to death in absentia. Residents of the Niger Delta town of Billé take to the streets to demand government action over catastrophic pollution. 

Nearly 1,000 hectares burnt in fire near Paris

Nearly 1,000 hectares burnt in fire near Paris

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A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by arson. It comes as the region is endures its third heatwave of the ​summer, with tinder-dry vegetation and ‌high tempe...

Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees

Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees

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President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks with Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Former State Department Middle East A...

Two arrested as Fontainebleau forest near Paris ravaged by fire, prompting evacuations

Two arrested as Fontainebleau forest near Paris ravaged by fire, prompting evacuations

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France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a former royal hunting estate that today is dotted with quiet villages. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent r...

Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris

Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris

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Ukraine has ​ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of ‌several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said ⁠Monday after a meeting of more than 20 "Coalition of the Willing" leaders in Paris

Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States

Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States

France 24

Forget last week's NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing - aka Nato minus the United States - serving up some more serene summitry on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Elysées where Germany, Ukraine, the UK, Sweden and Greece will have aircraft participatin...

France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris

France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris

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🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France's Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent saw the devastation wreaked by the fires, and the ongoing efforts to fight the blazes, firsthand.