Indonesia's choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo
World 10:59 16/09/2026PONTIANAK, Indonesia - Indonesian housewife Mimi Marlina rode a motorbike through thickening haze blanketing the city of Pontianak on Borneo island, making a foray to buy groceries and supplies as the Southeast Asian nation battles raging forest fires.
EU sends aircraft, villages evacuated as Belgium fights record wildfire
World 10:09 16/08/2026The European Union deployed three helicopters and two water bomber aircraft to tackle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record on Saturday, as local authorities told residents in some villages to leave their homes.
Europe's would-be water bombers in race to tackle future wildfires
World 15:38 07/08/2026TOULOUSE, France - Deep inside the carcass of a disused turboprop aircraft, engineer Jonathan Beck squeezes between rows of tanks as he demonstrates how his French startup plans to challenge ageing Canadair water-bombers in combatting European wildfires.
Wildfires spread in Western Canada as temperatures rise, lightning strikes
World 18:14 25/07/2026TORONTO -- New wildfires broke out in Western Canada and forests continued to burn in Ontario as Canada battled what Prime Minister Mark Carney called one of the most intense wildfire seasons on record.
Suburbs around Bordeaux evacuated as wildfires rage
World 15:24 25/07/2026BORDEAUX, FRANCE -- Thousands of people were evacuated from suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the city in southwest France showed no signs of abating.
Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists
World 10:37 22/07/2026Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain's largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heatwave continued to fuel dangerous conditions across Europe, bringing drought and forecasts of severe hailstorms.
Canada wildfire smoke blankets US Midwest, Northeast with hazardous air
World 14:45 17/07/2026Heavy smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada enveloped a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday, prompting warnings from officials that residents should stay indoors wherever possible and avoid the acrid, unhealthy air.
France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris
World 17:11 13/07/2026NOISY-SUR-ECOLE, France - More than 400 French firefighters worked through the night to contain a wildfire in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, and authorities sent two waterbombing planes on Monday to tackle the blaze as a heatwave gripped western Europe.
Vietnam premier orders urgent action as wildfire risks rise amid heatwave
Vietnam News 14:12 26/06/2026Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered relevant ministries, departments, localities, and state utility EVN to adopt urgent wildfire prevention and response measures as prolonged heatwaves exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, coupled with a severe lack of rainfall, push forests across the northern and central regions to the highest wildfire warning level.
Thousands battle 2-day forest fire in Vietnam’s Quang Tri
Vietnam News 15:32 25/06/2026A massive forest fire in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam forced authorities to mobilize thousands of people over two days to contain the blaze, which was finally brought under control by Wednesday afternoon.
Iwate town declares forest fire under control on 11th day
World 17:42 02/05/2026OTSUCHI, IWATE PREF., --The northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, declared Saturday that the forest fire that broke out on April 22 has come under control.
Iwate wildfires spread further to 1,600 hectares
World 16:53 27/04/2026MORIOKA, IWATE PREF. -- Wildfires in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate have spread further, scorching about 1,600 hectares by 6:00 am Monday.
