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- The Interior Ministry said Tuesday that evacuation orders covering 13 municipalities in two wildfire-affected areas had been withdrawn.
- Government figures showed nearly 100,000 people affected across Castile and León, Madrid and Castile-La Mancha; over 63,000 evacuated and 35,000 confined.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said firefighting conditions had improved in some areas but warned that the next hours would remain difficult.
- Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting, their first since the United States and Israel began the war on Iran.
- Iran’s judiciary announced the executions of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amir-Hossein Safari, convicted over violence during January anti-government protests.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed Strait of Hormuz security with Omani and Saudi counterparts; an unnamed Gulf source said Oman proposed joint management.
- Footage linked online to Berlin Pride instead shows a July 11 shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival, Canadian police said.
- A nighttime video said to show the suspect’s arrest does not depict him; whether it relates to Berlin’s celebrations remains unclear.
- Videos presented as reactions to the attack were AI-generated, including staged political messages and an imitation police statement.
- Wildfires remain concentrated in southwestern France and central and eastern Spain, with Gironde, western Madrid, Ávila, Toledo and Castellón among the worst-affected areas.
- At least 122,000 hectares have burned in Spain and France, while more than 320,000 people were evacuated and three firefighters died.
- The European Union deployed aircraft, helicopters and firefighting teams from several countries, with additional German helicopters and Turkish aircraft expected for Spain.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss military cooperation and air defense.
- Russian authorities reported that an overnight Ukrainian drone attack involved more than 390 drones and damaged residential buildings around Moscow.
- Zelenskyy said the talks included possible licenses for Patriot interceptor production and efforts to revive diplomatic engagement.
- The fire has covered about 42,000 hectares since 22 July, prompting roughly 220,000 evacuations and destroying approximately 240 homes, official figures show.
- The Defence Ministry said 1,500 military personnel had supported emergency operations since Saturday, including efforts to secure industrial sites near Bordeaux.
- The government introduced partial-unemployment support for affected companies, while France Assureurs extended insurance-claim submissions until 31 August.
- Spain’s prime minister said firefighters were beginning to see signs of progress in battling the forest fires.
- More than 50,000 hectares have burned in Ávila, near Madrid.
- The fires are among the most severe recorded in Spanish history, according to the report.
- Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran could make progress and warned that U.S. military action might resume if talks fail.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied direct negotiations with Washington but said intermediaries could transmit U.S. messages to Tehran.
- Oman is leading mediation involving Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- EU rules taking effect Sunday require clear labels for deepfakes and other AI-generated images, text, video and audio.
- Chatbot providers must disclose AI interactions through a noticeable opening message or a persistent on-screen label.
- AI-generated public-interest text requires labelling when produced without human editorial oversight; purely personal use is excluded.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on Saudi oil tankers and warned threats to Pakistani maritime interests could meet lawful force.
- A Pakistan-Saudi defense agreement signed last September includes a collective-security clause treating an attack on either country as an attack on both.
- A Pakistani official denied an analyst’s claim that Pakistani troops are in Yemen conducting security and training duties alongside Saudi forces.
- Berliners gathered at Tiergarten two days after a deadly attack near the site of a Pride event.
- Flowers, candles, messages, rainbow flags and Pride symbols were left beside the tree where the vehicle crashed.
- A 65-year-old Polish woman died and 29 people were injured after a rented minivan entered a crowd and a machete was used.
- Ukraine fired hundreds of drones toward Russia, targeting an export terminal in Rostov and oil facilities in Yaroslavl and Udmurtia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
- Russian officials reported five deaths, including a child, in Rostov; Belgorod authorities said Ukrainian drones wounded 12 people, including two children.
- Regional authorities reported at least nine deaths from Russian strikes across Ukraine, while the air force said 147 drones were launched overnight.