European wildfires in maps – and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
What to know about the earthquake’s aftermath in Japan
Five people have been confirmed dead in a factory damaged by a major earthquake in Japan, here part of a red-and-white smokestack collapsed in the quake. At least 13 died after a shopping mall was badly damaged, as the search for survivors is ongoing.…
FA express concern amid growing anger at Fifa plan
European football’s governing body took the remarkable step of issuing a response to Fifa’s plans before they had been published on Tuesday, responding to reports in the Financial Times and the Times as it condemned the plans, saying they had…
US says Iran trying to ‘derail ongoing ceasefire talks’ as strikes resume
Jordan’s army said it intercepted five Iranian missiles on July 29, Tehran’s first regional strike in days following a pause in fighting between it and the United States. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed the attack, saying it was…
‘No safe options’ for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF advance
Thousands of people who have poured into the city of el-Obeid hoping to find shelter from Sudan’s raging civil war have found themselves under threat again, amid warnings that paramilitary fighters are preparing to descend on the army-controlled…
Khalida Boufedeche elected as Algeria’s first woman parliamentary speaker
Algeria‘s parliament elected its first-ever woman speaker on Tuesday evening, making Khalida Boufedeche the fourth-highest-ranking official in the country. Boufedeche, an allergist by training who represents the capital Algiers, is a member of the…
Japan earthquake: Survivors describe the shock of the 6.8-magnitude tremor
Business was winding down for the day at Sendan Shokudo, a diner in Japan’s southwestern city of Yatsushiro, when the whole building suddenly lurched. Everything on the kitchen shelves cascaded to the floor; bowls and glasses shattered. The…
Live: Massive wildfire in southwest France ‘remains under control’
Home Europe Live Issued on: 29/07/2026 – 08:36 This aerial view taken from a Civil Security helicopter shows plumes of smoke from multiple wildfires near the city of Lège-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France, on July 28, 2026. © Baz Ratner, AFP A…
Japan in a ‘race against time’ to rescue people trapped beneath rubble after quake
At least 13 people have been killed after a 6.8 earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday, with some people still missing and thousands displaced from their homes. BBC’s Jake Kwon explains what has happened in the 24 hours following the initial…
Building a ‘different kind of forest’ after devastating wildfires
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Monday «to rebuild a different kind of forest» as he visited an area ravaged by wildfires in southwest France, adding that «the coming weeks will be tough». FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks with Yuval Zelnik,…