The Latest Breaking News from France

Newcastle accept fee for Benfica star as Chelsea transfer targets come under focus

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has brought in a number of his top targets during the summer but is still keen to strengthen his squad before the transfer window closes next month

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

New date set as Spain, France, Portugal and Greece to charge UK tourists to enter

British holidaymakers will have to pay to enter European countries

Liverpool Echo · Aug 15, 2022

Holiday medical bills soar with Spain, Portugal and France most costly for tourists

Admiral Travel Insurance is now urging holidaymakers to make sure they possess sufficient medical cover for their trip

Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022

French wildfire stops expanding; workers seek to tame it

A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell overnight, and firefighters were working Sunday to tame it

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2022

In pictures: France ravaged by summer of wildfire and drought

While rainfall on Sunday brought desperately needed relief to firefighters in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, wildfires elsewhere continue to burn though hundreds of hectares of French forests. Sunday marked the end of an intense heatwave that began on Wednesday, with storms forecast in 10 departments.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 14, 2022

Afghan medical student starts over in France

The 15th of August marks the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. FRANCE 24 has been talking to refugees who have fled the country. In episode four of our series of special reports, we meet Fatemeh Abdali, whose medical studies were interrupted when the Taliban took over Kabul.…

France 24 · Aug 14, 2022

India@75: 7 forgotten sports legends

DR TALIMEREN AO: AO captained independent India's first football team at the 1948 London Olympics. The barefoot team impressed spectators but missed two penalties to lose 2-1 to France. The Naga footballer also captained Mohun Bagan but refused an Arsenal offer in order to pursue medicine. He retired as director…

The Times of India · Aug 14, 2022

Nabil Fekir: ‘I was a kid in Lyon who only thought about having fun on the pitch’

The Real Betis forward talks to Sid Lowe about being fouled all the time, choosing France over Algeria and the aborted transfer to Liverpool

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Drought in Britain: the lessons we can learn from Europe

Analysis: The water supply in England and Wales is entirely in private hands, and that can lead to problems…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

2022 Sees Record Europe Wildfire Destruction, Says EU

Europe's blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the EU's satellite monitoring service. And while countries on the Mediterranean have normally been the main seats of fires in Europe, this year, other countries are also…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 14, 2022