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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts at a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025, as the parliament enacts a law to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts at a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025, as the parliament enacts a law to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

The House of Councillors approves legislation to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025.

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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

The House of Councillors approves legislation to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025.

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic 2025

FIS flag is waving in the wind as the FIS Nordic Combined ski jumping (HS142) provisional competition was canceled due to strong wind at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 27, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic 2025

FIS flag is waving in the wind as the FIS Nordic Combined ski jumping (HS142) provisional competition was canceled due to strong wind at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 27, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Bill to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts as the House of Representatives passes a bill to eliminate a provisional gasoline tax rate in parliament in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Bill to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

The House of Representatives passes a bill to eliminate a provisional gasoline tax rate in parliament in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

A supporter of Alassane Ouattara celebrates at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara voting at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Millau

ARCHIVES JUNE 2003 - FRANCE. AVEYRON (12) AERIAL VIEW OTHE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILLAU VIADUCT IN JUNE 2003. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VIADUCT SITE: AT A RATE OF 6 METERS PER HOUR THE FIRST PART OF THE METAL DECK (342 METERS LENGTH) IS LAUNCHED OVER THE VALLEY FROM THE TARN. AFTER HAVING JOINED THE PROVISIONAL PILLAR 171 METERS DISTANT (IN RED) THE APRON IS PUSHED TOWARDS PIER P6 (171 METERS FURTHER). IN THE BACKGROUND THE CAUSSE ROUGE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

View of the fires in the Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

View of the fires in the Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

View of the fires in the Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

A firefighting helicopter collects water at the Chandrexa de Queixa reservoir to work on fires in the Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Chandrexa de Queixa viewpoint overlooking the Galician Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Several people observe the fire in Zamorela, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Heavy machinery in Zamorela, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

A person with his dog observes the fire in Requeixo, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Requeixo Village, August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Chandrexa de Queixa viewpoint with swing and views towards the Galician Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Galicia Fires Devastate Over 4,000 Hectares, Exceeding 2024 Total - Spain

Chandrexa de Queixa viewpoint with swing and views towards the Galician Massif Central, on August 11, 2025, in Chandrexa de Queixa, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fires of the summer in Galicia devastate until this August 11 more than 4,000 hectares, with the main fire in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), which already burns 1,600 hectares and remains uncontrolled, with provisional data from the Consellería do Medio Rural. This area is superior to that burned in all of 2024, when there were 2,644.70 hectares, one of the years with less burned land in the last decade. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Battles Largest Wildfire in Decades

A wildfire raging in the department of Aude in the south of France, on August 6, 2025. Leaving August 5, 2025, afternoon from the village of Ribaute, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the largest wildfire of the summer in France ravaged 16,000 hectares of vegetation and pine forest by August 6, 2025, evening, "more than the city of Paris," according to a French colonel. It also destroyed or damaged 25 homes and burned 35 vehicles, according to the provisional report from the prefecture. Photo by Marc-Olivier Chataignier/ABACAPRESS.COM