Wildfires rage in Europe as millions swelter under record heat

12/08/2025 14:24 France 24

Wildfires swept parts of Europe on Tuesday as record temperatures, in some areas above 40°C, gripped the continent. Scientists warn that climate change is fuelling more frequent and intense heatwaves, leaving regions from Spain to Turkey battling blazes and ordering evacuations.

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12/08/2025 16:27 France 24

Wildfires in Spain kill one person as thousands forced to flee

A man has died from burns and thousands of people have been forced to flee as wildfires sweep through parts of Spain, fuelled by strong winds during a searing heatwave across Europe. Scientists warn that climate change is fuelling more frequent and intense heatwaves, leaving regions from Spain to...

12/08/2025 15:28 France 24

Israeli air strikes rock Gaza as Hamas chief arrives in Cairo for ceasefire push

Israeli strikes on Gaza City killed at least 11 people overnight, medics said Tuesday, as Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya touched down in Cairo for talks to revive a stalled US-backed ceasefire plan. The latest push comes amid a mounting civilian death toll and deep divisions over terms for ending the...

12/08/2025 12:36 France 24

'Ukraine doesn't have much room for manoeuvre': EU makes appeal to Trump ahead of talks with Putin

European Union leaders appealed to US President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week over the war in Ukraine. Putin appeared to be on the verge of making a key territorial grab ahead of Friday’s summit, potenti...

12/08/2025 12:26 France 24

EU leaders say Ukraine must 'decide its own future' ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Leaders from every country in the European Union except Hungary on Tuesday stressed that Ukrainians must have the right to decide their own future ahead of an upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the US state of Alaska. It remains unclear i...

12/08/2025 12:18 France 24

Russian forces advance in Ukraine's east in lead-up to Trump-Putin talks

Russian troops have broken through Ukraine's lines in the Donetsk region, open-source data showed on Tuesday, threatening the mining town of Dobropillia. The sudden advance comes just days ahead of planned talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday...

12/08/2025 11:43 France 24

Ukraine's borders must not be changed by force, EU leaders say

12/08/2025 10:21 France 24

EU leaders say Ukrainians must 'decide their own future' ahead of Trump-Putin summit

12/08/2025 09:25 France 24

US-Russia summit over Ukraine war could force “unacceptable compromises”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday warned against capitulating to the demands of President Vladimir Putin ahead of talks Friday between the Russian leader and US President Donald Trump. Bryan Quinn reports....

12/08/2025 08:35 France 24

Zelensky: “Russia shows no willingness to end this war"

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12/08/2025 07:45 France 24

European leaders say Ukrainians must 'decide their future' ahead of Trump-Putin summit

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12/08/2025 05:52 France 24

Killing of Al Jazeera journalists is '100% a war crime', CPJ Regional Director says

Media advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday slammed an Israeli strike that killed several Al Jazeera staff in Gaza overnight, saying journalists should never be targeted in war. The CPJ in July called for the protection of Anas al-Sharif, one of the journalists killed in the...

11/08/2025 18:23 France 24

Why Australia is risking US anger to recognise the state of Palestine

Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, adding that the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip had “gone beyond the world’s worst fears”. The move risks putting Australia at odds with...

11/08/2025 17:59 France 24

Macron calls for UN-backed Gaza mission, slams Israeli plans as 'permanent war'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denounced Israel’s plan to expand military operations in Gaza City as a “disaster waiting to happen”. He pushed for a permanent ceasefire and a UN-mandated international coalition to stabilise the Gaza Strip, protect civilians and support Palestinian...

11/08/2025 16:06 France 24

Russian strikes pound Ukraine, Kyiv targets Moscow

Russian strikes continue to pound Ukraine. Six people were killed by drones or artillery fire in the eastern region of Donetsk and in the southern regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, according to local authorities. A Russian glide bomb also hit a busy central bus station in Zaporizhzhia, injuring...

11/08/2025 15:27 France 24

Record-breaking heat sweeps Europe, fuelling the risk of wildfires

A heatwave swept through parts of Europe on Monday, breaking temperature records at weather stations in southern France and sparking wildfire risks while Bulgaria battled nearly 200 blazes. Scientists warn Europe is warming at nearly twice the global rate, with 2025 set to be among the hottest yea...

11/08/2025 14:19 France 24

Finland charges captain of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker over Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Finnish prosecutors have charged the captain and two officers of a tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" with sabotage on Monday, accusing them of dragging an anchor along the Gulf of Finland seabed last December and cutting five undersea cables, causing tens of millions of euros in...

11/08/2025 12:52 France 24

Europe's diplomatic push ahead of Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska

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11/08/2025 10:46 France 24

UN says 242 journalists killed in Gaza as Al Jazeera mourns those killed in Israeli strike

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Monday condemned the killing of five Al Jazeera staff and a sixth reporter in an Israeli strike Sunday and said that at least 242 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began. Earlier, dozens of Gazan mourners gathered in the courtyard of Gaza City...

11/08/2025 10:34 France 24

Europe is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe

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11/08/2025 10:21 France 24

Drone-on-drone warfare: Ukraine adapts its air defence strategy against Russian attacks

This spring and early summer, Russia intensified its campaign of attacks on Ukrainian cities. In particular, the number of drones used increased exponentially – Russia has started mass production of variants of the Shahed drones originally provided by Iran. FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliv...

11/08/2025 10:19 France 24

Europe pushes for Ukraine role in Trump-Putin talks

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Netanyahu's Gaza war plan doesn't have 'anything to do with Israel's present or future security'

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11/08/2025 09:57 France 24

EU leaders push for Kyiv to be part of Trump-Putin talks to end Ukraine war

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said any deal between the United States and Russia to end the war in Ukraine had to include Kyiv and the bloc, adding that she was convening a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday “to discuss our next steps". A statement from EU leaders on Sunday urged US Presid...

11/08/2025 05:51 France 24

Australia ready to recognise Palestinian state at UN in September, PM says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state would be predicated on commitments Australia received from the Palestinian Authority, including that Islamist militant group Hamas would have no involvement in any future state....

11/08/2025 05:10 France 24

Five Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

Israel’s military said it killed an Al Jazeera journalist that it accused of being a Hamas cell leader in a Gaza air strike on Sunday. Rights groups said he was targeted for his frontline coverage of the Gaza war and that Israel had provided no evidence to support its claim. Four other Al Jazeera...

11/08/2025 01:07 France 24

UN Security Council calls Israel to reverse decision to occupy Gaza

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10/08/2025 16:32 France 24

Zelensky says he will not allow Ukraine to be excluded from Putin-Trump negociations

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says any peace talks must include Kyiv. His comments come ahead of US President Donald Trump's high-stakes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska. Meanwhile European allies are worried about their lack of influence over the outcome o...

10/08/2025 15:33 France 24

Israel's Netanyahu speaks to international press - our analysis

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