Parts of Europe burn as millions are facing record heatEurope faces intense heat waves and wildfires. Spain, Portugal, and Turkey battle significant blazes, leading to evacuations. France issues...
12 Aug, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
France’s biggest wildfire in 75 years engulfs an area larger than Paris as an army of firefighters battle 17,000-hectare blazeFrance grapples with a massive wildfire in the Aude region. The blaze, the largest since 1949, has consumed over 17,000 hectares. Firefight...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.14 PM IST
Wildfires threaten Turkey's fourth-largest city as locals evacuateWildfires in Turkey have intensified, threatening Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, and forcing thousands to evacuate. A firefighte...
27 Jul, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Fireworks, warplanes, axes: How France celebrates Bastille DayFrance observed Bastille Day with military parades and firework displays. Emmanuel Macron reviewed troops in Paris. Indonesia was the speci...
14 Jul, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Marseille wildfire burns 700 hectares, over 100 injured, airport shut as heatwave scorches FranceA fierce wildfire near Marseille, France, triggered by a car fire on a motorway, has injured over 100 people and prompted the evacuation of...
09 Jul, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
Albanese gifts Gallipoli poster to Canada’s Carney as they meet on the sidelines of G7 summit; here is a list of gifts exchangedAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary, emphasizing strong ties between the nations....
16 Jun, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
Three dead, two missing as deadly storm and flood hit southern FranceSoutheastern France faced immense destruction due to severe storms and floods. The Var region is the most affected. At least three people d...
21 May, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
Hundreds feared dead on France's Mayotte after Cyclone ChidoCyclone Chido has caused widespread devastation across Mayotte, with officials estimating the death toll could reach several hundred or eve...
16 Dec, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
From Napoleon’s coronation to a grand revival: The epic history of Notre DameAfter a devastating fire in 2019, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen its doors to the public on December 8, 2024. The cathedral, a s...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
'Dazzling' Notre Dame re-opens five years after fireNotre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened after five years of restoration following a devastating fire. World leaders, including US president-...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
Notre Dame set to reopen after years of restoration: Macron and Trump among guests at its historic reopeningAfter five years of intensive restoration, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has reopened, symbolising resilience and unity after the devastati...
07 Dec, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Have a trip to Paris planned? Now you can add another stop. Notre DameAfter a devastating fire in April 2019, Notre Dame de Paris is set to reopen on December 7, five years later, following extensive restorati...
26 Nov, 2024, 01.40 PM IST
France deploys 45,000 police, armored vehicles amid riotsUnrest has flared nationwide, including in cities such as Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille as well as Paris where Nahel M., ...
01 Jul, 2023, 06.40 AM IST
Wildfire in southwestern France: 6,000 people evacuatedThe blaze forced the evacuation of about 6,000 people and destroyed at least sixteen houses. A major highway near the city of Bordeaux was ...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Europe wilts under early heat wave from Mediterranean to North SeaExperts said the unusually early heat wave was a sign of what's to come as global warming continues, moving up in the calendar the extreme ...
17 Jun, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Europe ramps up coronavirus vaccinationsThe main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination centre during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the ho...
05 Apr, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
L'Oreal joins fight against coronavirus, to deliver free hand sanitiser to hospitals & pharmaciesThe cosmetic brand vowed to keep providing sanitisers for as long as it was needed.
28 Mar, 2020, 07.39 PM IST