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Russia divide resurfaces as AfD leads in Saxony-Anhalt

People hold posters during a counter-protest at a campaign rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Naumburg, a former Soviet garrison town, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, ahead of the state election on September 6, where the party hopes to secure enough votes to lead a state government for the first time in Germany, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Welcome to wine-optional wine country

With the decline of wine consumption, vineyards in France are looking to incorporate more non-wine activities like tours and spa treatments to attract tourists.

Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Irugu Rukidi IV sits on the throne at his palace in Fort Portal, 270 km (168 miles) southwest of Kampala April 17, 2010. King Oyo, 18, the youngest king in the world, ascended the throne aged three, after his father, the late King Patrick Kaboyo died in 1995. REUTERS/James Akena

Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031

FILE PHOTO: Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: Early harvest rattles France’s wine industry

The harvest now begins earlier in August, weeks ahead of schedule, at a time when many growers and seasonal workers were still on vacation.

Record-early champagne harvest highlights climate change impact on French vineyards

Pickers harvest grapes at the Champagne Jean Velut vineyard in Montgueux, France.

French winemakers dread ‘smoky taste’ after wildfires

Flames have destroyed hundreds of some 30,000ha of vineyards in France’s main rose-producing region.

Detained Ugandan opposition figure is unconscious, in intensive care, his wife says

Detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye gestures before he collapsed while attending a court session where he is on trial for treason, at the High court in Kampala, Uganda, July 29, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Wildfires darken the clouds over France's Bordeaux wine industry

A view of the city of Bordeaux from Bouliac, as a wildfire burns nearby amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Bordeaux threatened as France, Spain struggle to contain wildfires

FILE PHOTO: Evacuated residents rest at the Bordeaux-Lac Exhibition Centre, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by a wildfire burning nearby amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, in Bordeaux, France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

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