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Macron Scrambles Into Action as Raging Wildfires Threaten Bordeaux

Macron calls a crisis meeting as raging Bordeaux wildfires close in on 850,000 residents, with flames just 15km away and another heatwave threatening to fuel the crisis.

International Business Times UK · Jul 27

Europe races to contain mega wildfires as fresh heatwave threatens France and Spain

Firefighters in France and Spain are battling massive wildfires that have displaced over 320,000 people and threatened Bordeaux as another heatwave looms. Fires remain out of control in parts of Spain, while European nations have deployed aircraft, troops and helicopters to bolster firefighting efforts amid worsening climate-driven wildfire conditions.

The Economic Times · Jul 27

French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said

The Independent UK · Jul 27

Tourists urged to rearrange travel plans as France wildfires rage

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The Independent UK · Jul 27

Tourists warned ‘do not come’ to Gironde prefect as wildfires rage

Travel warnings have come at the height of the summer holidays

The Independent UK · Jul 27

Tadej Pogačar's five-star Tour de France performance was his least stressful yet, and paved the way for his very promising successor - Philippa York analysis

Cyclingnews' expert columnist marvels at Pogačar's fifth Tour victory and searing Alpe d'Huez ascent, analyses his GC rivals' progression, and reflects on a memorable final stage

Cycling News · Jul 27

I made six tech predictions ahead of the Tour de France – which did I get right?

Leap Components and 3D printing dominated the tech at the Tour de France, but did our tech editor manage a clean sweep of predictions?

Cycling Weekly · Jul 27

'Now I know I can do it' – Seixas and Martinez score GC top fives but Tour de France concludes without French stage win for third time in history

No secondary classification wins for France either, though young GC challengers offer hope for the future

Cycling News · Jul 27

Liverpool plot huge Bradley Barcola bid after £145m transfer twist with 'terms agreed'

Reds are stepping up interest in PSG and France star amid Arsenal battle

Evening Standard · Jul 27

Iran summons French ambassador over 'interference' in internal affairs

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday said France's ambassador to Tehran had been summoned to Tehran in protest over "interference in Iran's internal affairs" by two French diplomats who were briefly detained earlier this month.

France 24 · Jul 27