2 arrested over Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris, interior minister says

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France’s interior minister on Monday said two people had been arrested in connection to a fire in the Fontainebleau forest near Paris.The arrests were among a total of 59 made across the country for “deliberate or accidental arson”, Laurent Nunez said on France2 television, as the country battles wildfires and swelters through its latest heatwave.“There were about 10 fire ignition points within a perimeter of 1,000 metres, which suggests that it could have been deliberately set,” Nunez...