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Tour de France: Pogacar equals the record five titles as van der Poel takes the Champs-Elysees

Tadej Pogacar won the 2026 Tour de France by 6 minutes 26 seconds, equalling the record of five titles, with Mathieu van der Poel winning a final stage cut short by the wildfires.

Wildfire on France's Mediterranean coast forces 3,000 to evacuate campsites and a marina

A fast-moving fire driven by 80 km/h winds swept from Sainte-Marie-la-Mer to the Canet-en-Roussillon marina in the Pyrénées-Orientales, forcing about 3,000 people — half of them from three campsites — to flee and briefly closing Perpignan airport.

G7 ends Évian summit backing Iran deal, vowing tougher Russia sanctions

G7 leaders closed their Évian summit with a joint statement, signed by the US, praising the Iran agreement and pledging new sanctions on Russia's oil and gas exports.

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