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Yamal off the mark at World Cup as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia
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Yamal off mark at World Cup as Spain thrash Saudi
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Yamal scores on injury return as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia
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Noskova overpowers Pegula to win Berlin WTA
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Iran warns US to 'be careful' after Trump threat
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Gakpo savours 'freedom' to fire Dutch in World Cup title bid
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Cerundolo outlasts Paul to win marathon Queen's Club final
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Pogacar wins final stage to seal Tour of Switzerland success
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Henry the hero for New Zealand as England bring back Stokes
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Bolivia removes roadblocks after emergency decree
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Vance hopes US, Iran can turn 'new leaf' with talks
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Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come
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Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist senator as Colombia votes
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Japan striker Ueda channels frustration to send World Cup warning
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Dominant Tiafoe swats aside Fritz to win Halle Open
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France hosts street music festival despite worsening heatwave
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India hails Sooryavanshi after record 11-ball half-century
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Swiss US-Iran talks venue a playground of world leaders, movie stars
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Yamal returns to kickstart Spain attack against Saudi Arabia
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Colombians vote in presidential runoff
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Nigerian twins Taiwo and Kehinde marry... Taiwo and Kehinde
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Marc Marquez wins Czech MotoGP to close gap on banned Bezzecchi
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France presses ahead with street music festival despite extreme heat
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Marc Marquez wins Czech MotoGP as Bezzecchi banned
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'Historical justice': Dutch PM makes formal apology to Moluccans
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Stokes to return as England captain for 3rd New Zealand Test - McCullum
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Henry the hero as New Zealand level England series in style
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Britain's King Charles to reveal personal tax bill: Palace
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Gill to skipper India against England, Kohli to play if fit
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France presses ahead with street music festivals despite extreme heat
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UK's Starmer mulling 'political realities': senior minister
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England's Stokes and Atkinson withdrawn from county games ahead of 3rd Test
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France presses ahead with music festivals despite extreme heat
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Ukrainian strikes on Russian-annexed Crimea kill 4, pause fuel sales
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Springboks recall 'outstanding' Papier for Nations Championship
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US, Iran set for talks as Lebanon conflict threatens deal
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Bezzecchi out of Czech MotoGP after slapping steward
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Spain target convincing win to dispel World Cup doubts
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FIFA draws criticism as Infantino clocks up air miles at World Cup
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Curacao keeper Room jokes he deserves statue after World Cup heroics
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Japan stroll to victory over Tunisia in World Cup's 1,000th game
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Pakistan's mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger
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Trump blames 'terrible vandals' for Washington pool renovation woes
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Iran World Cup travel restrictions to be eased, says coach
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Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
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Room heroics earn Curacao World Cup point against Ecuador
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Britain's King Charles to reveal personal tax bill: reports
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New mindset, prior win give Clark confidence at US Open
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Fly-half Love ready for All Blacks start after Super Rugby heroics
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France presses ahead with music festivals despite extreme heat
France on Sunday prepared to host its annual street music festival in boiling heat, with a third of the country placed on red alert and alcohol consumption banned.
French mountain lodges worry over strained water supply
No spring, no river, no lake: "Every litre counts" at French mountain lodges where water is scarce but visitor numbers are booming.
Heatwave hits more than half of France's population
More than half of France's population were dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting their timetables to keep students out of boiling classrooms.
Man dies, trains and classes disrupted as heatwave hits France
A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris on Thursday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes.
Nations allege 'attacks' on science at key climate talks
Crucial negotiations ahead of the COP31 summit have been frustrated by a "small group of fossil fuels interests" attacking the science of climate change behind closed doors, envoys said Wednesday.
Spain logs third-warmest year on record in 2025
Spain registered its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with 25 single-day heat records set during the period, national weather agency AEMET said Wednesday.
German court bans McDonald's from making climate claim
A German court said Tuesday it had banned McDonald's from claiming in advertising in the country that it will be climate neutral from 2050 after activists took legal action.
Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures
Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have reached a record-breaking high of 15.4C for June, and ice is melting at abnormal rates during the current winter, climate scientists told AFP on Thursday.
El Nino is back, but its effects vary widely
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday the return of El Nino: the warm phase of a natural climate cycle linked to higher global temperatures and wild weather.
Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study
Greenland's glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate change, with implications extending to maritime traffic and marine ecosystems, researchers said Thursday.
Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring
Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said Thursday, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming.
Gordon stars in England World Cup warm-up win after storm delay
England were undeterred by a thunderstorm that delayed their final World Cup warm-up friendly as they beat Costa Rica 3-0 in Orlando on Wednesday.
Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world's rarest great ape: study
Climate change-fuelled landslides wiped out nearly one in ten of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island, scientists said Wednesday.
Odds rising for very strong El Nino: EU monitor
Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday said global forecasters were increasingly confident that a very strong El Nino warming weather pattern could form later this year.
COP31 host unveils 'electrification' priority for climate talks
COP31 host Turkey urged countries Tuesday to join a voluntary push to make electricity account for 35 percent of global energy demand by 2035 as it announced its priorities for the UN climate talks.
German chemical giant BASF urges overhaul of EU carbon scheme
German chemical giant BASF has urged an overhaul of the European Union's flagship carbon market scheme, warning that the initiative's "strict" conditions could damage the region's industries.
Hundreds evacuated as waves batter New Zealand capital
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from their seaside homes in New Zealand's capital on Tuesday as 11-metre (36-foot) waves lashed the coast.
'We need to get off fossil fuels': COP31 negotiations chief tells AFP
The incoming COP31 negotiations president told AFP on Monday the Middle East war underscored the need to "get off fossil fuels" and rejected criticism the UN climate summit was losing relevance.
As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa
In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide.
Storm Jangmi dumps torrential rain on Tokyo
A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people across wide swathes of Japan.
Japan's samurai spirit still burns in cooler conditions
Japan's thousand-year-old samurai horse festival has survived wars, earthquakes and a nuclear disaster. Now it's battling a new challenge -- climate change.
Flood warnings as storm moves towards Tokyo
A severe tropical storm moved towards Tokyo on Wednesday, with forecasters warning of floods after torrential rain battered swathes of the country and prompted calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people.
France follows England in measuring hottest spring on record
France experienced its hottest spring on record, the country's weather service said Tuesday, after an exceptional early heatwave that also broke highs for the season in England and Wales.
UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather
There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.
French wine growers plant trees to protect vines from climate
In the wine-making heart of the northern Rhone hills in southeastern France, one of Pierre-Jean Villa's plots is a curiosity.
France warns that strong storms could end deadly heatwave
France's weather service warned Saturday that strong storms could mark the end of a record-breaking heatwave blamed for a number of deaths across northern Europe.
Trees taking drastic measures to survive climate-driven heat
The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heatwaves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve water and is slowly dying in a French forest.
Italy on red alert as France, Portugal beat hottest May day record
Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday and Portugal and France reported their hottest days in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records across the continent.
Italy on red alert as Portugal beats record for hottest May day
Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday and Portugal recorded its hottest day in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records across the continent.
Italy on red alert as heatwave bakes Europe
Italy on Thursday issued a red heatwave alert for the capital Rome, the latest country to take urgent action during a heatwave that has smashed records in Europe.
Chief Megaron: heir to the fight for Brazil's Amazon
On a hot afternoon deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Indigenous chief Megaron soaps himself and enjoys a quick swim in the river, a brief respite from battling threats to his people's lands.
Fund for climate-exposed Pacific nation invests in fossil fuels
A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.