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India’s ‘Cockroach’ Moment
Narendra Modi caved to the demands of India’s young people — a nod to their real power.
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Heat Wave Threatens Further Wildfire Spread in France and Spain
The record wildfires, which have destroyed more than 200 homes and prompted large evacuations, could intensify with the arrival of a new heat wave.
Fighting a fire outside Bordeaux, France, on Monday.
As Communities Unite Against Europe’s Wildfires, Politicians Trade Blows
Spain’s center-left accused conservatives of underfunding the disaster response, while critics of France’s government decried delays.
Wildfires in Europe have fueled political spats.
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Six Miles From the Flames in France: Chemical Rocket Fuel and Used Missiles
The area around Bordeaux has many plants that work with sophisticated technologies and hazardous materials.
Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Lege-Cap-Ferret, France, on Saturday.
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Amid France Wildfires, Some Residents Help Firefighters Contain Blazes
With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.
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New Heat Wave Could Intensify Wildfires in France and Spain
Soaring temperatures in parts of France, Spain and Portugal could combine with dry conditions and strong winds to worsen the wildfire threat. It is the fourth heat wave to affect Europe since May.
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Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
Smoke from wildfires north of the Arcachon basin in southwestern France last week.
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Flames Advance on Bordeaux, Where Evacuees Balance Dread and Hope
With surrounding towns in southwestern France evacuated and fire still spreading rapidly, several thousand are sheltering in the city, unsure what will become of their homes.
An exhibition center in Bordeaux, southwestern France, where people sheltered after being displaced by the wildfires on Sunday.
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Forced to Evacuate Amid Spain Wildfires, Residents Wonder if Their Homes Still Stand
In central Spain, thousands of people sleep in shelters or in their cars, some of them evacuated multiple times ahead of the advancing flames, awaiting word on what they left behind.
Consuelo Lorza, 88, and her 11-year-old granddaughter, Sara, at an evacuation center in Villamanta, a town southwest of Madrid, on Sunday.
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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In
Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.
Firefighters on Friday trying to extinguish a wildfire near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène, France. Fires were about 20 miles from Bordeaux.
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Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.
A damaged building in Le Porge, a coastal village west of Bordeaux, France. Wildfires have ravaged parts of Spain and France this summer.
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Wildfire in France Rages Near Bordeaux, a Famed Wine City
A blaze sweeping the countryside of southwestern France drew close enough to worry officials in the city of some 270,000 people.
An exhibition center in Bordeaux, used to house people evacuated from the nearby regions swept by wildfire.
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Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.
As Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford Wants to Retaliate
While Mark Carney weighs his next steps, some provincial leaders point to oil, electricity and potash as powerful leverage against U.S. economic pressure.
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, and President Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 7, 2025.
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What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires Raging in Western Europe
Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from huge blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.
Firefighters in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France, less than 30 miles west of Bordeaux, on Friday.
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Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate or told to take shelter inside.
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Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes
French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret Peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were closing in on populated areas.
On the beach in Lacanau in southwestern France on Friday.
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