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- Firefighting costs for Spain’s 172,396 fire-affected hectares this year could range from €1.723 billion to €3.275 billion, based on two per-hectare estimates.
- The Labour Ministry has prepared measures covering wages and social-security contributions for workers unable to reach workplaces because of fires.
- Madrid’s regional government approved financial aid for farms affected by fires in the western Sierra, while thousands of livestock reportedly died or lacked essentials.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Portsmouth, visiting about 200 Ukrainian personnel training alongside UK troops.
- Britain is giving Ukraine access to Stone Cloak electronic jammers; Downing Street said Kyiv has already received thousands of the devices.
- Zelenskyy is due to travel from Britain to Washington for a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
- Firefighters in southwest France are contending with pyrocumulonimbus clouds while trying to control a forest fire in Gironde.
- Jean-Baptiste Filippi said the fire-generated storms can create winds and lightning capable of spreading embers or starting new fires.
- Filippi said France recorded brief pyrocumulonimbus activity near Landiras, south of Bordeaux, in 2022, but the phenomenon remains relatively new there.
- President Emmanuel Macron scheduled an emergency cabinet session on Monday as firefighters worked to contain a major blaze in southwestern France.
- Gironde officials described conditions as generally stable after overnight firefighting, while flames remained within 15 kilometers of Bordeaux.
- The fire threatened a metropolitan area of roughly 850,000 residents, authorities said.
- Two people were killed and five wounded during a food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle, the city fire department said.
- The injured included a 2-year-old boy; four others were reported in stable, serious or minor condition.
- Seattle police took one suspect into custody after the shooting, Mayor Katie Wilson said.
- September Brent crude fell 4.66% to $92.27 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate declined 5.02% to $84.83.
- Brent briefly reached $102 a barrel last week, its highest level since May.
- The United States paused strikes after 13 days, while Iran said it had halted retaliatory operations.
- Sudan’s army said it had regained full control of the Al Sadarat highway linking Khartoum with El Obeid.
- The army said the recapture followed two days of fighting with the Rapid Support Forces.
- The army reported recapturing Um Qurfa and Jarigakh, and said opposing forces suffered heavy casualties and equipment losses without giving figures.
- Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced more than 250,000 people, including 70,000 evacuees in central Spain.
- France is preparing an A400M aircraft to spread fire retardant over the Gironde blaze, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
- Authorities ordered evacuations west of Bordeaux as shifting winds threatened to push the fire toward the city.
- SpaceX launched Starship Friday from Starbase, Texas, on its 13th test flight and first since the company’s initial public offering last month.
- The Super Heavy booster separated roughly two minutes after liftoff and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf, SpaceX said.
- Some booster engines relit during the landing burn, producing a harder-than-planned splashdown, according to SpaceX.
- The U.S. Coast Guard opened a search for technologies that can detect, track and defeat uncrewed underwater vehicles threatening ports and waterways.
- The request seeks systems tested in operational settings at Technology Readiness Level 5 or higher.
- Eligible proposals must include an effector or direct mitigation capability; detection-only submissions will not be considered.
- President Donald Trump said the United States would hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks on shipping.
- The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi oil tankers Encelia and Layla using drones and missiles, alleging violations of their maritime blockade.
- Saudi transport officials said Encelia caught fire at its bow in the Red Sea, while all crew members remained safe.