Firefighters battle a major blaze in Fontainebleau near Paris, with two arrests amid a record year for wildfires in France.

PARIS, July 14 - Firefighters battled through the night to tackle a blaze that tore through a historic forest near Paris on Tuesday, with at least two people arrested on suspicion of having started the fire near one of France's best-known royal palaces. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As many as 900 people were evacuated from their homes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.