… Responding to the news, the French president immediately asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to prepare a new draft that would take into account all the council’s points. …
… ll battle” and emphasised that the risk remains from flying embers or a sudden change in wind direction. “We put all our energy into creating protective firebreaks,” he explained, but admitted “we are all scared in front of this situation.” French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu …
… In France, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the health alert level is being raised to its highest, to boost hospital staffing and protect the vulnerable. …
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said, as temperatures hit record levels in several major cities and the heatwave reaches a peak in several European countries. …
… by the most serious heatwave warnings, the government has banned alcohol consumption in public places under the red alerts. “For all events organised by the state and its agencies, instructions have been given not to offer alcohol,” the office of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu …
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a giant open-air Mass on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, with more than half a million people expected to attend the ceremony at Place de la Concorde. French President Emmanuel Macron did not attend to preserve France's separation of state and religion, but his wife Brigitte, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, and several presidential candidates were present.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a giant open-air Mass on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, with more than half a million people expected to attend the ceremony at Place de la Concorde. French President Emmanuel Macron did not attend to preserve France's separation of state and religion, but his wife Brigitte, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, and several presidential candidates were present.
Pope Leo XIV is making a four-day visit to France, with a centrepiece Mass on Saturday in central Paris expected to draw more than half a million Catholic faithful to the Place de la Concorde and Champs-Élysées area. President Macron will greet the Pope at the airport and hold talks on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence, but will not attend the Masses to respect France's separation of state and religion.
France's Constitutional Council has overturned legislation banning social media for under-15s, finding it violated freedom of expression and lacked necessary legal safeguards. President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Prime Minister to prepare a revised draft with the court's concerns in mind.
A major wildfire in southwestern France has advanced to within 15km of Bordeaux, prompting the mayor to prepare for possible mass evacuations. President Macron described it as France's "toughest since World War Two," with over 220,000 people evacuated in France and more than 100,000 in Spain as fires spread uncontrolled across the region.
France and Belgium confirmed a combined toll of over 3,200 excess deaths during a record Western European heatwave in late June, with France reporting 2,025 additional deaths between June 22–28 (a 29 per cent surge) and authorities warning that these figures likely underestimate the true impact.
French footballer Kenzo Kies, 21, died after drowning in the Rhone river near Lyon while swimming with friends to escape heat. He was pulled from the water by firefighters but later died in hospital; forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday.
Kenzo Kies, 21, a reserve player for Guingamp in Ligue 2, died after drowning in a river near Lyon while swimming with friends to escape extreme heat. He was one of forty people who have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday.
Extreme heat sweeping Spain, France and the UK is moving to Germany and the Czech Republic, with temperatures potentially reaching 40C in parts of Germany. France has raised its health alert to the highest level after record-breaking temperatures, citing deaths linked to extreme heat among young people with cardiac arrests and the elderly.
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, according to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, as record temperatures grip France, Spain, and Italy. France recorded its hottest June day on record and issued red alerts across more than half the country, while Spain and Italy also face severe heatwave conditions with temperatures exceeding 40C in some areas.
France has banned alcohol at state-organized events during the annual Fête de la Musique festival on Sunday as a severe heatwave pushes temperatures towards 39-40°C across a third of the country, with authorities warning the restrictions aim to preserve emergency and healthcare services.
Passengers and crew from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak disembarked in Tenerife and were evacuated to their home countries on Sunday and Monday for isolation under national protocols. The World Health Organisation recommended a 42-day quarantine for all passengers; Spain will hospitalize its nationals for the full term, while France will hospitalize passengers for 72 hours then allow home isolation.