A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by arson. It comes a»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Stefan Doerr, Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, says that "we need to prepare the environment more to reduce the risk of fire but we will never eliminate it competely". France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorche»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison authorities. A senior Fatah official arrested by Israel in 2002 and sometimes called the “»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison authorities. A senior Fatah official arrested by Israel in 2002 and sometimes called the “»»»

US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington is once again at war with Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday. The US House of Representatives previously attempted to limit Trump’s war powers, arguing that he lacked congressional approval for the February 2»»»

LONDON: The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, met former Mossad spy chief David Barnea in Budapest, Hungary, in 2024 and 2025 as Israel attempted to groom the hardline politician to become the new Iranian leader in the event of regime change in Tehran. The plan failed, the New York Tim»»»

BIDDEFORD, Maine: A federal immigration agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have used deadly force. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the agent opened fire»»»

MUNICH, Germany: A German court on Monday jailed an Iraqi couple who were members of the Daesh group for keeping two girls from the Yazidi minority as slaves. The man, previously partially named by prosecutors as Twana H. S., was given a life sentence, while his wife Asia R. A. was handed a term of»»»

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has deported or repatriated more than 53,000 African immigrants in the space of a month in a crackdown by authorities that has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests against illegal migration. More than 80 percent of the immigrants sent home were from Malaw»»»

BEIRUT: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced by months of conflict have begun returning to their homes in the country’s south after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on June 26 that brought hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah to a halt. A more limited return »»»

Construction of an access road has launched the Pomerania Cape project, a PLN 10 bln deep-water container terminal in Świnoujście. The development, described as Poland’s largest recent port investment, is intended to strengthen competition with major European ports. It will include 186 hectares of »»»

More than 2,800 cases of cyclospora infection have been reported in Michigan and Ohio on Monday, state health officials report. Image courtesy of UPI July 13 (UPI) -- More than 2,800 cases of cyclospora infection have been reported, largely concentrated in Michigan, state health officials reported »»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a ceremony July 2 with the National Guard at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. Hegseth announced Monday that his department is working with the Department of Justice to "identify and prosecute" people over press leaks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License »»»

First, the European Parliament calls on EU member states to officially designate Sudan's Rapid Support Forces as a terrorist organisation. Then, Kenya's Rastafarian community awaits a High Court ruling on the legalisation of marijuana. And finally, Morocco is still reeling from its 2–0 defeat to Fr»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Monday shot dead a Palestinian worker as he attempted to climb over a barrier separating Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry reported that 30-year-old Naser Kaabneh “was killed »»»

RABAT: A prominent Moroccan journalist and critic of the kingdom’s government was set to appear before a prosecutor on Monday for “spreading false information” after his arrest upon return to the country from Spain, his wife told AFP. Ali Lmrabet, 66, is a leading figure in Morocco’s independent pr»»»

Lindsey Graham is dead. And if we were to apply the old Spartan and then Roman adage “about the dead, nothing but the good,” then this is where this text would have to end. Some readers may find this shocking or unkind. But it is a fact that there is no way to write about the intriguingly sudden en»»»

Tunis, July 13 (TAP) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Tunisian Union of Social Solidarity (UTSS) signed a partnership agreement on Monday during a ceremony chaired by Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmed Bouhali and attended by UTSS...»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanese authorities said Monday they had detained a Syrian commander from the Daesh group, as Damascus investigates an Daesh-linked cell accused of bombings during a visit by France’s President Emmanuel Macron. In a statement, Lebanon’s internal security forces said they arrested »»»

British officials say the suspect in the death of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe was not known to anti-terrorism agents as the counter terrorism police have taken over the investigation Monday. File Photo by Vickie Flores/EPA July 13 (UPI) -- British officials said the suspect in the death of forme»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Saudi Arabia’s development trajectory over the past decade proves that national progress is shaped less by external conditions and more by the willingness of states to make hard, strategic decisions in the face of those conditions, the Kingdom’s minister of economy and planning, Fais»»»

LONDON: The UK government announced plans on Monday to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security, alongside an Iran-linked group accused of a series of attacks against the Jewish community. “Anyone found supporting or assisting these groups will now face u»»»

ABUJA — Nigeria's crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average of 1.56 million barrels per day, or 104 per cent of its OPEC quota.Africa's largest oil producer has increased production in recent years in part by cracking down on theft wh»»»

President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway. The maritime blockade was due to begin at 2000 GMT on Tuesda»»»

France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a forme»»»

The US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen to its lowest level this century, underlining a slow-moving long-term de-dollarisation by central banks to diversify away from the world's dominant reserve currency. The process is going to take some time as the greenback remains »»»

In today’s edition, FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam takes a look at Germany’s new tax and pension reforms, Google’s big loss in EU courts and the “Swiftonomics” bonanza that the star’s wedding could bring to New York City. Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms »»»

Poland’s competition authority, UOKiK, has opened proceedings against two gaming influencers accused of directly encouraging children to buy their products. Their YouTube and TikTok content combines Minecraft gameplay with repeated promotions for drinks, clothing, backpacks, school supplies, and ot»»»

Polish pipeline operator PERN has begun transporting crude oil delivered by sea to Gdańsk’s Naftoport for the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Germany. The shipment, imported from South America by Unimot Paliwa, is being moved through PERN’s pipeline infrastructure. The delivery follows the suspension of K»»»

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Monday during which she announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would file complaints with the U.S. Justice Department and state prosecutors' offices in the United States over the deaths »»»

One person was injured Monday when a small helicopter crashed near Larkspur, Colo. Photo courtesy of the Larkspur Fire Protection District July 13 (UPI) -- A small helicopter crashed Monday morning in a neighborhood near Larkspur, Colo., seriously injuring one person. Officials from the Larkspur Fi»»»

CHICAGO: As Argentina prepare for a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday against England, the team’s success in the competition is being overshadowed by several controversies. The first was Egypt’s disallowed goal in the July 7 clash that the South Americans went on to win 3-2 in the final minutes, pro»»»

Relatives of the 44 crew members of the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan demonstrate in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 2018, demanding that the ship be refloated and examined to find the truth of what happened. File Photo by Diego IzquieRdo/EPA BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (UPI) -- Families of the 44 sailor»»»

AMMAN — Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) Chief Executive Officer Abdel Wahab Rawad and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and exchange expertise in phosphate fertiliser production and the mining sector.The talks focused on»»»

AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) on Monday held talks with Sudanese Ambassador to Jordan Hassan Dahab on expanding economic cooperation and strengthening business ties between the two countries.ACC President Khalil Haj Tawfiq said the private sector aims to increase trade and investment »»»

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a capital injection worth EUR 2 billion (HUF 760 billion) by Hungary into the Hungarian Development Bank (Magyar Fejlesztési Bank, MFB). The measure will be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’). The Hungarian measure »»»

Abu Dhabi: Eighteen-year-old Emirati mountaineer Fatima Al Awadhi is preparing for another major milestone in her climbing journey as she sets out to scale Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan later this month. Already recognised as the youngest Arab to summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica and Carstensz Pyramid i»»»

LONDON: US forces used sea drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base on Sunday, US Central Command said on Monday. Alongside a video of the operation, the command said on X: “Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces s»»»

LONDON: The UK on Monday said it would provide £10 million ($13.4 million) in funding to support early recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip, as it called for faster international action on a 20-point peace plan for the region. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the money would go to the UN Horizon »»»

DUBAI: The United States said they will suspend consular appointments in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for three days against the backdrop of escalating military tensions in the Gulf region. “The US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and US Consulate General in Dubai have canceled consular appointments from»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on Monday evening at Lusail Palace with HH Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Executive Council in the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, who offered condolences on the passing of HH th»»»

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Monday targeting Abha International Airport in response to the Saudi aggression on Sanaa International Airport. In a statement read by the military spokesman General Yahya Saree, the Yemeni Armed Forces indicated that the Saudi enemy, by its reckless decision to»»»

Forget last week's NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing - aka Nato minus the United States - serving up some more serene summitry on the eve of the traditional military parade»»»

At least 25 heads of state, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, are attending a meeting of the Coalition of the willing on July 13, which comes the day before France's national public holiday Bastille Day. Moscow dismissed the summit, calling it a 'coalition of warmongers'. FRANCE 24's A»»»

A federal judge in Florida said Monday that President Donald Trump sued the IRS for an “improper purpose” to reach a settlement with the Justice Department earlier this year. Photo by NATO/UPI | License Photo July 13 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Florida said Monday that President Donald Trump sued t»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received more mourners offering condolences on the passing of the late HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani at Lusail Palace on Monday morning. HH the Amir received Their Excellencies the Sheikhs, ministers, and dignitaries, as well »»»

JERUSALEM: Hamas rejected an accusation from a senior UN official on Monday of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers. An official from the Interior Ministry in Gaza called the accusation unfounded. "These are baseless accusations. The police and security forc»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will begin enforcing a naval blockade of Iran on July 14 at 20:00 GMT, the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monday. "As of 2000Z [20:00 GMT] on 14 July 2026, U.S. Central Command will begin enforcement of a naval blockade of all I»»»

July 13 (UPI) -- A golfer on a British Columbia course captured video of a bear stealing a bag of clubs from a golf cart and carrying it away. The video, posted to Reddit by user MedicalFun7, shows a bear taking a golf bag off a cart at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows and dragging it off the»»»

Tunis, July 13 (TAP)- As part of the TEC-Eau project, funded by the FAO and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, a pilot study has been launched on the Kamech hill lake to assess the...»»»