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France’s heatwave politics: Far-right leader Le Pen proposes massive AC plan ahead of 2027 election
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
As Europe swelters under yet another record-breaking heatwave, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen seized the moment to pitch a populist promise ahead of the 2027 presidential elections, a nationwide “grand plan for air conditioning.”Speaking in...
France wildfire shuts down Marseille airport
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the southern French city. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France,...
France's Marseille airport says closing due to nearby wildfire
The Peninsula
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July 8, 2025
This general view shows the Terminal 1 building at Marseille Provence airport in Marseille, southern France on June 14, 2024. Photo by Jérémy PAOLONI / AFP Marseille: Marseille airport said it was closing on Tuesday due to a wildfire that...
France warns against ignoring Iran travel advice following teenager’s disappearance
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Europe's cross-border caravan commuters: How an army of French workers camp on Swiss border and cross daily into prosperous Alpine neighbour to earn higher salaries
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
French workers are increasingly leaving behind their lives to stay in a caravan on the border and commute into neighbouring countries for more gainful employment. Communes on the country's eastern frontier are now said to be filling up with...
EDF will invest £1.1bn in Sizewell C plant, France and UK announce
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
French energy company EDF will invest £1.1bn in the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk, the UK and France announced on the first day of a state visit to the UK by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The company will take a 12.5% stake in the...
UK, France must end dependency on US, China: Macron
BDNews24
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world's many destabilising threats and protect Europe from "excessive dependencies" on the United States and China. Macron, in a rare address to...
UK and France must end dependency on US and China, Macron warns
Cyprus Mail
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July 8, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world’s many destabilising threats and protect Europe from “excessive dependencies” on the United States and China. Macron, in a rare address to...
EU Sets 2040 Climate Target – Key Legal and Policy Highlights from the European Commission’s Proposal
National Law Review
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July 8, 2025
On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the European Climate Law. In force since 2021, the Climate Law commits the EU and its Member States to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It...
Patriots break cordon sanitaire to seize climate file in European Parliament
Euronews
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Published on 08/07/2025 - 17:56 GMT+2 The far-right Patriots for Europe group will lead negotiations on the EU’s new climate target, MEPs and parliament officials told Euronews, a role that could derail the bloc’s objective to reduce greenhouse...
Finance Watchdog Confronts Climate Discord After Officials Clash
Financial Post
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July 8, 2025
The explicit acknowledgment of varying views on climate follows a turbulent gathering of the FSB’s plenary last month, when a US Treasury official downplayed the threat that climate change poses to the financial system. His comments elicited...
Far-right lawmakers to lead EU negotiations on new climate target
Yahoo News
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The far-right Patriots for Europe group will lead the European Parliament's work on the bloc's new climate target, European Union lawmakers said on Tuesday, a role that could complicate a deal on the goal to cut...
Airport closed as huge wildfire reaches outskirts of Marseille in southern France
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
King Charles III greets France's Emmanuel Macron on state visit
United Press International (UPI)
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(L-R) French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron attended a welcome ceremony on Tuesday in Windsor for the Macron's three-day state visit to Britain. Photo By Andy Rain/EPA July 8 (UPI) --...
King Charles calls for stronger UK-France alliance amid rising Channel crossings and challenges that ‘know no borders’
The Sun
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July 7, 2025
KING Charles today warns Britain cannot be a fortress despite “complex threats” and challenges that “know no borders”. His message comes ahead of an Anglo-French summit on the small boat crisis. 2 More than 21,000 people have arrived across the...
Prince William to jet out of UK on solo trip in middle of French President's State Visit
Nottingham Evening Post
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July 8, 2025
Prince William has revealed plans for a significant overseas journey, set to depart from the UK during the French president's State Visit. The Prince of Wales is due to travel to Zurich, Switzerland tomorrow to watch England's Euros match against...
Barcelona promises the boldest Tour de France start ever.
Euro Weekly News
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July 8, 2025
The Tour de France returns with a message. Credit: alexandre saraiva carniato from Pexels via Canva.com When the 2026 Tour de France kicks off in Barcelona, it won’t just be about cyclists racing for jerseys. It’s a chance to reframe how people...
Wildfire threatens Marseille, shuts airport in southern France
The Malaysian Star
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July 8, 2025
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of France's second most populous city of Marseille on Tuesday, prompting the closure of the airport and an order to residents to stay indoors because of the smoke. The...
Wildfire threatens Marseille, shuts down airport in southern France
CNN
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July 8, 2025
Reuters — A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings to be safe from the smoke. The blaze,...
'Apocalyptic' wildfire closes in on Marseille, tornadoes form in the Med and Greece shuts Acropolis amid 42C heatwave while SNOW falls in Switzerland as Europe's extreme weather continues
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
Europe is being battered by extreme weather, as 'apocalyptic' wildfires in Marseille and tornadoes formed in the Mediterranean Sea. Raging fires, fuelled by strong winds, are edging towards the southern French city as nearly 170 firefighters were...