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France is battling an exceptional wildfire season, with 119,000 hectares burned and 14,320 fire outbreaks recorded since January. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warns conditions remain dangerous despite temporary humidity gains.
France is substantially reinforcing border controls with Spain in response to rising migrant numbers entering the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. President Macron has authorized deployment of police, military, and aerial surveillance assets.
French authorities have initiated a murder inquiry into the deaths of five infants whose remains were found at a residence in Orange. The discovery emerged after a woman delivered a healthy baby and her partner brought decomposed remains to hospital.
Two firefighters have died while extinguishing a fire that broke out near Bordeaux Airport in southwestern France. The Gironde region faces severe wildfire risk under red-level alert.
France has become the first European Union country to restrict social media access for children under 15, following parliamentary approval. The measure takes effect from September for new accounts and January for existing ones.
France's National Assembly has approved an assisted dying law for terminally ill patients with stringent requirements, including medical assessment panels and mandatory reflection periods. Constitutional review follows.
Spain's government has formally apologised for a column by former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that questioned whether France's soccer team contained actual French players, with Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares calling the remarks xenophobic and unrepresentative of Spanish values.
French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with wildfires that destroyed more than 1,300 hectares of forest south of Paris. The blazes ravaged the historic Fontainebleau Forest as firefighting efforts continue across multiple incident zones.
Two improvised explosive devices detonated near French President Emmanuel Macron's hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, injuring at least 18 people. Macron, the first EU leader to visit Syria since 2010, remained unharmed at the presidential palace during bilateral talks.
Moroccan defender Issa Diop, who previously refused to switch from France, now faces his former nation and star striker Kylian Mbappé in a World Cup quarter-final, adding intrigue to Thursday's clash.