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Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave hits the French capital. FRANCE 24's Nicholas Rushworth reports.

Authorities in Kyiv asked residents to stay indoors as much as possible on Friday due to a spike in air pollution caused by massive Russian strikes the day before which started fires across the city.

A fast-moving wildfire broke out in Greece's second largest city on July 4, forcing residents of three small suburbs north of the city to evacuate. The fire ignited a ravine in a mountainous area and spread quickly, with strong winds hampering efforts to contain the fire. Accordi

Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the hunt for affordability, Europeans are turning to Chinese AC unit

France is experiencing its third heatwave in two months. In Bordeaux the thermometre hit 40 degrees Celsius this week, including in its new eco-neighbourhood. The apartment blocs are new, built to the latest standards - but inside it’s like an oven, and residents have had enough.

The UN has raised the alarm over a worsening humanitarian crisis in El-Obeid, a city besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, where many civilians are dying amid relentless attacks. FRANCE 24 correspondent Bastien Renoul spoke to residents trapped inside, who describe

As another intense heatwave sweeps across France, residents are staying indoors, flocking to canals and rivers, or even leaving their homes in search of cooler places. With temperatures reaching 41.1°C in Lodève and almost the entire country under heat alerts, holidaymakers and l

Residents in northern Taiwan are preparing for Typhoon Bavi as authorities evacuate thousands of people, shut schools and businesses, and brace for torrential rain, flooding and winds of up to 155 km/h.The storm is expected to make landfall in southeast China on Saturday after al

At least 12 people have died in a wildfire tearing through a #tourist area in southern #Spain, near #Almeria. Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain the flames and residents have been evacuated.

Every summer since 2009, residents of a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank have gathered for a kite festival. The event is held on land that they say has been partly lost since a settlement was established in 1983. The festival, while primarily for children, ca

A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares since July 12 - an area larger from Gibraltar. Hundreds of residents from nearby towns have had to be evacuated, as authorities are investigating what they think could have been an act of ars

The Caribbean Island of Cuba is again suffering from blackouts that are causing havoc for the country's nearly ten million residents and the wider economy. Cuba only produces 40% of the fuel it needs and is struggling to receive shipments due to US restrictions. A Russian deliver