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As Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires

17 juillet 2026 à 05:01
Until recently, France’s forest fires were mostly in the south. This week, fires are raging much farther north. France is having to rethink its firefighting strategy.

© Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night

16 juillet 2026 à 18:08
As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews.

© Ian Willms for The New York Times

The observation deck of the CN Tower on Wednesday evening as wildfire smoke enveloped downtown Toronto.

Orphanage Fire Kills Eleven in Algeria

16 juillet 2026 à 16:03
The fire on Thursday morning at an orphanage near the nation’s capital killed 11 people, including children, and injured a dozen, the authorities said.

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The police at the entrance to an orphanage in Mohammadia, a suburb of Algiers, after a fatal fire on Thursday. Algeria’s president said children were among the dead.

Wildfires Rage in Ontario as Smoke Affects Toronto’s Air Quality

15 juillet 2026 à 16:58
Air quality in Canada’s largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.

© Laura Proctor/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

The CN Tower in Toronto on Wednesday as smoke from wildfires enveloped the city.
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