Bastille Day celebrations in France tempered by fear of more wildfires

Bastille Day celebrations in France were tempered by a searing heatwave and wildfires. The Guardian reports that authorities cancelled traditional firework displays and street celebrations nationwide for public safety, but President Emmanuel Macron's military parade moved forward—his last in this tradition. The event drew an unprecedented assembly of world leaders: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British prime minister Keir Starmer, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, and more than two dozen others.

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