Unchecked wildfires raging on Saturday (Jul 25) in France’s southwest and near Spain’s capital Madrid have forced 267,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its military.
France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux – including vacation spots crowded this time of year – in what was “probably” the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said.
Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain
Categories:
US funding for Haiti mission in doubt if UN resolution rejectedUS funding for Haiti mission in doubt if UN resolution rejected
A top U.S. official in Haiti said on Wednesday that continued U.S. funding for the U.N.-backed security force in Haiti would not be guaranteed if the Security Council rejects Washington’s
Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in first deployment since UN expands mandateKenyan police arrive in Haiti in first deployment since UN expands mandate
A new contingent of 230 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti on Monday, Haiti’s national police said, marking the first foreign deployment since the U.N. Security Council approved expanding an existing
Israel charges soldier with carrying out tasks for Iranian intelligenceIsrael charges soldier with carrying out tasks for Iranian intelligence
Israeli authorities said on Thursday they had charged a 22-year-old Israeli soldier with carrying out espionage tasks on behalf of Iranian intelligence, following his arrest last month.In a joint statement,