The Guardian
Rachida Dati faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly accepting €900,000 in legal fees that prosecutors say were actually for banned lobbying - a distinction that will now be decided by a French court.
BBC World
France lets champagne hit 15% ABV after record heatwaves, because if the planet is going to boil, we may as well be tipsy for it.
BBC World
Fourteen alleged smugglers face trial for a Channel crossing that killed 30, and an inquiry says it was all avoidable - shocking, right?
Yahoo News
Travel guru Rick Steves reveals the Paris Museum Pass and other tricks to dodge crowds in France - because nobody vacations to stare at someone's backpack.
The Guardian
This summer's split-screen of European heatwaves and Nepalese floods shows climate chaos doesn't discriminate - only our disaster budgets do.
BBC Politics
Sir Ed Davey's attempt to donate blood was thwarted by the French mosquito population, proving that even good deeds can't escape the tyranny of geography.
BBC World
France's heatwave is causing drownings, wildfires, and even the Eiffel Tower to close early. Stay cool, don't swim in canals, and maybe reconsider that nuclear plant tour.
The Guardian
France's wildfires burned record land and displaced thousands, but the roots go back to Napoleon III's pine plantations - now a flammable nightmare made worse by climate change.
The Guardian
Europe's heatwaves are cooking the economy, with €180bn in GDP at risk, nuclear plants offline, rivers too shallow for barges, and Italy's tomatoes crying for help.
The Guardian
As heatwaves scorch France, rural pools are lifelines for cooling off and learning to swim - but budget woes and aging infrastructure threaten to pull the plug.
BBC World
France arrests 420 for wildfires, but with 9 out of 10 fires human-caused, the real culprit might just be our collective love for fossil fuels and carelessness.
The Guardian Europe
Italians and French are the real sunlounger hogs, according to a YouGov poll, while Germans just get the blame. Meanwhile, Italy battles umbrella cheats in a dawn war for beach real estate.
The Guardian Europe
Le Corbusier's iconic social housing in Firminy is a sweltering 40°C nightmare in summer, but heritage rules and tourist gawking mean residents can't even install shutters.
The Guardian
France's megafire is contained, but with zombie fires, exhausted crews, and a blame game over planes, the real battle is just beginning.
The Guardian
EU fire weather breaks records, triple the burned area, 1,400 fires, and three firefighters dead - summer's just getting started.
BBC World
A French teen's attempt at viral fame lands him a $465 fine in Singapore after licking a vending machine straw and putting it back.
BBC World
Three Greek firefighters die tackling wildfires as a fourth heatwave descends on Spain and France, because summer isn't trying to kill us hard enough.
The Guardian
Spain, France, Greece, and Hungary face wildfires, heatwaves, and nuclear plant shutdowns as Europe slowly remembers that maybe we should have done something about climate change.
BBC Business
Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced over 300,000 people, prompting officials to tell tourists to stay away - and your travel insurance might not save you.
BBC World
A wildfire in France gets within nine miles of Bordeaux, prompting evacuations and apocalyptic comparisons, while Spain also burns because the planet is not messing around.
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