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Even at Elysee, phones are handed in: Macron to pupils

French president defends school phone ban, saying adults have been overwhelmed by devices

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks with with students during a visit to the INSPE University on the first day of the new academic year in Mende, southern France on September 1, 2026.

Tornado tears through French village, dozens injured

Tornado hit hardest in the village of Pomas, damaging 300 homes

This photograph shows a castle damaged following a tornado in Pomas, southwestern France on August 25, 2026.

Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves

Heatwave-driven rush to water blamed for sharp rise in France drownings

People cool down under trees in Nantes, western France. Officials warned of deadly accidents in unauthorised waters as temperatures soar.

Macron hosts Saudi's MBS as Paris-Riyadh ties deepen

Talks will cover major deals, esports and regional stability in the Middle East

File photo: France's President Emmanuel Macron with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

France strikes down social media ban for under-15s

Macron tasks PM with working on a new ‘legally robust draft’ of the legislation

The Constitutional Council of France has found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

European countries battle multiple wildfires

Record heat grips continent as flames burn inside charred walls

Firefighters battle the flames as a wildfire rages through the Landes forest in Luglon, southwestern France, in the early hours of August 14, 2026.

Tourists return after France's massive wildfire

A massive fire across the Arcachon Bay started on July 22, forcing 220 people to flee

A firefighter uses a metal drip torch to ignite controlled fires in a forest in Le Porge, north of the Arcachon Basin.

George, Amal Clooney flee French home due to wildfire

Mayor says celebrity couple chose to leave the property as a precaution

US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney arrive to attend A King's Trust celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in London on May 11, 2026, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust.

France police find remains of five babies in a home

Police open murder inquiry after discovery of ‘human remains’

This photograph shows the French police seals affixed to the door of an appartment in Orange, southern France, on July 28, 2026, after the bodies of five deceased infants were discovered.

Wildfires in France and Spain: Is it safe to travel?

Heat wave and ‘monster’ fires disrupt holidays, with safety advice shifting fast

Beach goers sit on the beach of Moutchic in Lacanau, France on July 24, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from a wildfire. Authorities urge tourists to avoid blaze-hit regions but stop short of bans

300,000 evacuated as France and Spain battle wildfires

Raging blazes sweep towns as Europe battles another wave of destruction

Spain's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) and Castilla-y-Leon unit's firefighters battle a fire in a forest next to La Atalaya residential area in El Tiemblo, 80 kms west of Madrid, on July 25, 2026 amid wildfires that have burned up to 25,000 hectares.

Wildfires force 200,000 evacuations in Spain and France

Troops, aircraft join exhausted crews as record blazes rage near Madrid, Bordeaux

French firefighters trying to extinguish the wildfire near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène, northwest of Bordeaux.

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