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A monitoring system in Spain estimates that a heat wave contributed to 212 deaths between Sunday and Wednesday. The country also records its highest average June temperatures since at least 1950.
2026-06-25

French sports minister Marina Ferrari reports that at least 40 people have drowned in France while swimming in unsupervised areas over the weekend during a heat wave.
2026-06-23

Météo-France places 35 departments, including Paris, under red heat wave alert as high temperatures persist nationwide. Authorities also prohibit public alcohol consumption during Fête de la Musique events in affected areas and implement measures to reduce pressure on emergency services.
2026-06-20

French president Emmanuel Macron affirms France's support for the territorial integrity of Lebanon, saying that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the country is a precondition for stability.
2026-04-21

France and the Philippines sign a visiting forces agreement allowing joint military exercises and cooperation in each other's territory.
2026-03-26

French president Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer announce a joint migration deal for the UK to deport illegal migrants to France in exchange for accepting asylum seekers with British family connections.
2025-07-10

Two people are killed, including a child, and 17 others are injured, including one critically, during torrential storms causing flooding in Paris, France.
2025-06-26

The Nigerien government announces it will nationalize the controlling share of the SOMAIR mining company that previously belonged to French multinational nuclear fuel cycle corporation Orano, which is in turn controlled by the French government.
2025-06-20

French President Emmanuel Macron tells major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France is "back in the AI race". His remarks came following the announcement that the country would be receiving AI private investments worth a total of €109 billion (US$112 billion) over the coming years.
2025-02-10

French President Emmanuel Macron says France was right to intervene militarily in the African Sahel against the mujahideen, that he is still waiting for the Sahel states to thank France and that the French Armed Forces were not forced out.
2025-01-6