A succession of recent storms, including Storm Herminia, have caused severe flooding in western France. Residents have been forced to leave their homes by boat and helicopter. In Rennes, one of the worst affected places, around 400 people were taken to safety. The city's mayor said it was the most severe flooding in more than four decades.

Streets were flooded in western France in and around the city of Rennes on Monday (January 27) following heavy rainfall in the region after Storm Herminia battered western France.

The national weather service had issued flood and wind warnings as Storm Herminia hit Spain, France on parts of the U.K. Normandy and Brittany were already waterlogged after the passage of last week's Storm Éowyn — which left two people dead from fallen trees and more than 1 million people without electricity in Ireland and Britain.

France could send troops to Greenland to defend against Donald Trump's threat to take control of the Danish territory, according to a high-ranking official.French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told Sud Radio that France had discussed troop deployment with Denmark,

France offered to deploy troops to Greenland after Donald Trump repeatedly signaled he’d like to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Barrot said in an interview with Sud Radio that France had “started discussing” sending troops to Greenland,

France is contemplating sending troops to Greenland in response to comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump about the island. The possibility of deploying troops to Greenland was confirmed by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during an interview with "Sud Radio.

France has launched an investigation into Binance for serious allegations, including aggravated money laundering, tax fraud and drug trafficking. The investigation covers Binance’s activities from