UK, France and Canada plan West Bank settlement trade bans
The UK, France and Canada plan restrictions on settlement goods, while Israel has announced diplomatic measures against Britain over the policy.
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France probes possible sabotage after Normandy train derailment
A Rouen-to-Caen train derailed near Cléon, injuring 44 people. Investigators are examining rail found on the track as service remains disrupted.
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French soccer federation withdraws support for Infantino
France withdrew support for Gianni Infantino’s 2027 FIFA re-election bid, saying a failed investor plan exposed unresolved governance and transparency concerns.
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European Raids Target Alleged Horse Identity-Fraud Network
Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands checked more than 1,000 horses after raids over alleged forged passports and manipulated microchips.
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WHO reports 1,460 Bundibugyo virus cases in Congo as outbreak reaches Uganda and France
The World Health Organization says the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has crossed borders, with linked transmission in Uganda and one confirmed imported case in France.
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Climate change raised 2026 Spain, France fire-weather odds
A rapid attribution analysis found human-caused warming sharply increased the odds of extreme fire weather in Spain and France as EU burned area surpassed 2025.
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Europe’s hot, dry summer deepens fires, drought and water stress
Fires and evacuations in Greece and France are unfolding alongside record heat, low river flows, falling reservoirs and drought measures in parts of Europe.
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France returns 23 Syrian antiquities after 15 years in Paris
France returned 23 Syrian antiquities after a 2010 loan kept them in Paris, giving Damascus custody of the objects as cultural cooperation resumes.
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EU Civil-Protection Response Expands as Wildfires Ravage France and Spain
The EU has sent aircraft, helicopters and ground teams to France and Spain as mass evacuations continue and fire danger remains high across Europe.
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France wildfires force more than 250,000 to flee as response expands
More than 250,000 people have fled wildfires in southwestern France as evacuations, tourism restrictions, European aid and new aircraft expand the response.
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Wildfires Displace More Than 350,000 in France and Spain as EU Responds
Wildfires have forced more than 350,000 people from homes in France and Spain as evacuations, road closures and EU firefighting support expand.
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Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda grows as treatment trial opens
World Regional Impact and Emerging Crisis Scan – WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is still expanding across Congo and Uganda as the first treatment trial opens.
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France’s Le Pen ruling on July 7 could reshape the 2027 race
World Democracy Rights Courts and Elections Scan – A Paris Court of Appeal ruling on July 7 could clear Marine Le Pen, keep her election ban in place, or force the National Rally to shift to Jordan Bardella.