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France

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01Living brief

Politics To be verifiedUpdated 29 Jul 2026, 18:02 UTC

French authorities ordered Xenia Fedorova to leave France, placed her under house arrest and required her to report daily to police, the interior ministry said.
The ministry alleged that Fedorova’s media activities spread disinformation, harmed state interests and posed a serious, current threat to public order.
Fedorova formerly headed RT France and now contributes to CNews, Europe 1 and Le Journal du Dimanche; her employer condemned the expulsion order.

02Living brief

Environment To be verifiedUpdated 27 Jul 2026, 09:31 UTC

President Emmanuel Macron scheduled an emergency cabinet session on Monday as firefighters worked to contain a major blaze in southwestern France.
Gironde officials described conditions as generally stable after overnight firefighting, while flames remained within 15 kilometers of Bordeaux.
The fire threatened a metropolitan area of roughly 850,000 residents, authorities said.

03Living brief

Environment To be verifiedUpdated 25 Jul 2026, 14:05 UTC

Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced more than 250,000 people, including 70,000 evacuees in central Spain.
France is preparing an A400M aircraft to spread fire retardant over the Gironde blaze, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
Authorities ordered evacuations west of Bordeaux as shifting winds threatened to push the fire toward the city.