After a summer marked by drought, massive wildfires and continuing loss of life in Ukraine, the 44-year-old leader delivered a stark speech at the start of the first cabinet meeting after the country's traditional August holiday break. Macron said that he believed that they are in the process of living...
Algeria fires burned UNESCO-listed park: expert
Algeria's northeast was particularly hard-hit since Wednesday in blazes exacerbated by climate change but the fire service said most of the fires there had been put out.
Algeria fire crews rein in blazes that left 38 dead
Deadly fires have become an annual scourge in Algeria, where climate change has turned large areas of forest into a tinderbox in the blistering summer months.
Erdogan replaces agriculture minister of Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed Vahit Kirisci as minister of agriculture and forestry after the resignation of Bekir Pakdemirli.
Most forest fires under control: Algerian authorities
Algeria is Africa’s biggest country by surface area, and although much of the interior is desert, the north has over four million hectares of forest, which is hit every summer by fires. Last year some 44,000 hectares went up in flames. Firefighters were still struggling on Sunday to put out...
Four dead as forest fires rage in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
The fire in Syria spread from Lebanon, while Turkey saw a separate series of blazes; in all, four people have been reported dead.
