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French wildfires: FRANCE 24 goes on the ground with firefighters • FRANCE 24 English
In France, the Gironde prefecture reported a second calm night and said the massive fire in the southwest was stable - but conditions are set to worsen as the c…
Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter who won an Academy Award, dies in motorcycle crash
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early on Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.…
More than 50,000 people applied for seasonal jobs with the Canadian National Exhibition this year: CEO
Hundreds of young people filled a Toronto job fair on Wednesday in the hopes of snagging a summer job at the Canadian National Exhibition.…
Comoros welcomes addition of centuries-old medinas to Unesco list • FRANCE 24 English
UNESCO has added six centuries–old medinas in the Comoros to its World Heritage List, drawing praise from the country's authorities as well as conservationists.…
Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as U.S., Saudi Arabia target militias in Iraq
Jordan intercepted missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, hours after the U.S. military said it knocked down another Iranian barrage launched against Amer…
Madagascar struggles to deal with wave of kidnappings hitting capital city • FRANCE 24 English
In Madagascar, the capital remains shaken. Since the end of June, a wave of disappearances and kidnappings has hit Antananarivo, affecting mostly children and t…
Despite praise, Chad to withdraw from the International Criminal Court • FRANCE 24 English
Chad announced that it is withdrawing from the Rome Statute and, therefore, from the International Criminal Court, as several other countries in the Sahel regio…
#FIFA private investor plans spark #backlash, #UEFA fury • FRANCE 24 English
FIFA said Tuesday it plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidi…
As fires still blaze, France thinks about how to rebuild its forests • FRANCE 24 English
As France grapples with wildfires, President Emmanuel Macron has spoken about the steps ahead to rebuilding forests. What would this look like and what are the …
Decades in the making, work begins to remove rotten fish sauce from St. Mary's, N.L., plant
Decades of fighting the smell from a rotting fish sauce plant in the Newfoundland and Labrador community of St. Mary's have finally proved successful, as cleanu…
Canadian who was held in ICE facility for months back in detention despite judge's ruling rights were violated
Winnipeg-born Clayton Herman says a mail delay is the reason he’s back in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, just five weeks after a federal judg…
Mother speaks out after child with autism dismissed from daycare
Family alleges there was a lack of communication and collaboration about toddler’s care.…
Japan's PM says rescuers in 'race against time' after powerful earthquake
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors on Wednesday after a powerful ear…
What is open-weight AI, the tech behind Kimi K3 that's turning heads in Silicon Valley?
The freedom and lower price tag of open-weight models is turning the heads of business leaders in the west, where the merits have prompted letters from top tech…
What climate science can tell us about the lost world that inspired The Odyssey
A new climate study suggests centuries of drought added pressure to the Bronze Age societies that inspired Homer's The Odyssey, revealing how environmental stre…
Canada urged to welcome Haitians fleeing U.S. deportations as Trump ends protected status
Montreal refugee advocates say they are hearing from a growing number of Haitians in the United States who are considering coming to Canada after the Trump admi…
You can only see these fire clouds during huge wildfires
A huge fire in southwest France has generated the country's first recorded pyrocumulonimbus fire cloud, which are far more common in Canada. Here's why these cl…