Extreme heat and strong winds are fueling new wildfires across France and Spain, with firefighters battling blazes near Bordeaux and hundreds of thousands of people, including residents wondering if their homes still stand, forced to evacuate amidst a forecasted new heat wave and a summer of extremes.
The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack was shot and killed during a police operation, after ramming a car into a crowd at a Pride event, an act authorities described as likely Islamist terrorism, resulting in one death and 16 injuries.
The US has paused Iran attacks for a second night, with President Trump holding off on major war escalation due to concerns raised by advisers and dwindling munition stockpiles, while pop star Katy Perry expressed she was deeply appalled by the White House using her song in a war video.
**Trump’s 'border czar' questioned the vetting process for an ICE officer involved in a fatal shooting, while Trump continues to push nuclear energy deals potentially benefiting his allies, revives old tropes of a 'communist menace', and faces claims he could undermine the midterms by challenging election results, as a new New Jersey law bans surveillance pricing and a lawsuit targets aviation firms for their role in Trump's immigration crackdown**.
The north-south life expectancy gap in England is growing, while Gatwick airport faced water supply failure, and new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is setting a different leadership style compared to his predecessor, addressing his Oxbridge-heavy cabinet and pledging to disagree with Trump publicly if necessary, as V&A workers ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions and pubs celebrate extra World Cup sales.
The E.U. is divided over barring imports from Israeli settlements in occupied territories, while Israeli settlers set fire to mosques and cars in the West Bank following recent clashes.
**India’s 'Cockroach Janta party' protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi, as the accidental hero Abhijeet Dipke** founded a generational movement challenging the country’s leaders.
A One Nation senator advocates for 'remigration' of illegal visa holders, while Israeli siblings seeking protection in Australia have been granted the right to reapply for visas, and Albanese is at odds with new Labor policy supporting telehealth for euthanasia consultations, amidst 'socialist' teachers targeting Victorian Labor MPs.
An Ugandan town is beating back Ebola 20 years after its own outbreak, while restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, and French beekeepers express fury at the lifting of a pesticides ban.
David Jonsson has been unveiled as the new Black Panther in the Marvel sequel, Mount Olympus in Greece joins the Unesco world heritage list, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani maintains a loyal, all-season suit look, and the Māori tattoo art 'Tā Moko' is making a comeback in New Zealand, alongside news of a notorious Cameroonian prison with its own record label and the iconic Flatiron building's extravagant next phase.