Firefighters worked to prevent the blaze from entering France’s second-biggest city, where ash and smoke had spread overnight.

Two very young children were rescued from a hot car in Georgia by Cobb County police officers after bystanders called 911 to report that they were trapped with no adult in sight.

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The Labour Party is starting its second year in control of the government with difficult choices over whether to curb spending or raise taxes.

The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the event.

Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The Village of Ruidoso said three people died in "historic" flash flooding.

Heavy rain and severe flooding hit Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday, prompting rescues.

Garbage collection was halted in the nation’s sixth most populous city as a strike by the city’s largest public sector union entered its second week.

A wildfire that reached Marseille is starting to diminish

The Japanese army on Wednesday has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly-opened, permanent base in southwestern Japan, the latest move to beef up its defense in the region amid growing tension with China

Disgraced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has arrived in court for a hearing to review a special prosecutor’s request for his arrest

The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians

Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, waits in a makeshift camp in northern France, preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing

Union members have until July 9 at 5 p.m. Pacific to vote on a tentative contract between video game performers and their employers

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

The sparkle is back at Windsor Castle

Former “Love Island USA” contestant Yulissa Escobar is addressing Cierra Ortega’s departure from the show, calling for compassion over cyberbullying