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Hundreds of firefighters battle major wildfire south of Paris

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The Independent UK · Jul 13

Major fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris forces evacuations and closes highway

The historic Fontainebleau forest is popular with visitors from Paris and beyond

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Zelenskyy will discuss Ukraine support and air defenses with European leaders in Paris

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in Paris for talks with European leaders about further support against Russia's invasion

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Macron warns of wildfire of 'exceptional magnitude' as residents evacuated from Fontainebleau

The fire, which officials described as "very virulent," began Sunday afternoon in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60 kilometres south-east of the French capital.

Euronews · Jul 13

Allies to muster more air defence aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts

Western allies will meet in Paris to secure more air-defence commitments for Ukraine. Ukraine faces increasing exposure to Russian ballistic missiles and needs faster weapon supplies. Leaders will discuss anti-ballistic missile cooperation and potential joint production initiatives. They will also consider ways to crimp Russia's revenue sources and its oil…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region Sunday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting traffic during a busy summer travel weekend and piling more misery on a region sweltering through its latest heatwave. Eric Brocardi, of France's national federation of firemen, said it…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris

Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

The Ancient Indian Fragrance Called Ittar Still Knows Something About Your Identity

The Scent That Predates the BottleThe oldest ittar recipes in the subcontinent don't come from perfumers. They come from physicians. The Charaka Samhita lists aromatic preparations not as luxury but as medicine, rose to cool the blood, sandalwood to calm the mind, vetiver to draw heat from the body in…

Times Life · Jul 13

Massive Fontainebleau wildfire near Paris ‘possibly intentional’, interior minister says

A fast-moving wildfire that has so far scorched about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest southest of Paris may have been "intentionally set", French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Monday. The fire prompted France to deploy two firefighting Canadair planes from the country's south as crews battled to contain the…

France 24 · Jul 13

Keir Starmer enters final week as PM with diplomatic blitz in Paris

The Prime Minister will join allies of Ukraine for a meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’.

Evening Standard · Jul 12