What you need to know if you’re travelling to France or Spain
The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.
Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year
Police said they engaged in a high-speed car chase but failed to arrest the suspect, who remains at large. Three people were arrested in June after a similar attack.
Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars
Iran has reacted with fury to the assault on the vessel, with Tehran’s foreign minister saying it “cannot go unanswered”.
A Nigerian soldier is arrested for tipping off criminals – but does it go deeper?
A private’s detention reignites concerns that troops are contributing to the country’s security challenges.
Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara’s murder under Pinochet
Nelson Haase was one of those convicted over the kidnap and murder of folk singer Victor Jara after Chile’s military coup in 1973.
Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle
Police say two suspects were shooting at each other and one of them is in custody and one at large.
Devastating European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis
The singer also reveals she has received treatment for skin cancer, but vows to keep singing.
More than 600 US military service members injured since Iran War began in February
The latest figure includes casualties from Operation Fury and a new category called “Overseas Operations”.
Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks
The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give “talks some space”, raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.


