A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace.

The most recent evacuations took place in towns to the south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region.

Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

His dismissal comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a move that triggered street protests across the country.

Initial rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between him and Syrskyi were soon confirmed.

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The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners in the latest escalation in the trade war reignited by President Donald Trump when he returned to office last year.

Those targeted, including the UK, China and the European Union, will face a tariff of 10% to 12.5% on all goods, accounting for almost all American imports.

The tariffs, which replace an identical levy which expires on Friday, are based on claims key economic partners have failed to properly tackle forced labour.

But US trade expert Caroline Freund said the move is “not about forced labour” but that Trump is simply “looking for a legal reason to put the tariffs in”.

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Ukrainian drones have hit warehouses of Russia’s biggest online retailer again, killing one person and injuring another 14, local officials said.

They said logistics hubs run by Wildberries in two south-west cities in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight, triggering the evacuation of employees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the hubs were “involved in providing the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment and other gear”.

Ukraine hit the retailer’s warehouses in central Russia four days ago, killing eight people, according to Russian officials.

The latest strikes come after President Zelensky dismissed Ukraine’s army commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

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India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after weeks of protests over exam paper leaks and testing irregularities.

The demonstrations were spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – not a real party, but a satirical campaign turned national movement.

What began as a student-led campaign against alleged exam paper leaks became one of India’s biggest displays of public dissent in recent years, with thousands camping in Delhi and demonstrations spreading across the country.

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