Algeria: At least 11 people, including children, died and 19 were injured in a devastating fire at an orphanage, even as the country battles hundreds of wildfires.
Italy: New polling from Agi/YouTrend shows the center-left “campo largo” coalition holding a narrow lead at 44.3%, while Prime Minister Meloni’s center-right governing coalition has slipped to 42.2% — a new low for Fratelli d’Italia.
Spain: A Madrid court ruled that the case against Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, will proceed to jury trial on two charges.
Formula 1: Reigning world champion Lando Norris will take a 10-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren fitted a fourth power electronics unit — one more than regulations allow — following “terminal” failures earlier in the season.
Culture: Star Wars creator George Lucas declared himself an AI enthusiast, likening resistance to artificial intelligence to refusing to use automobiles: “You can’t stop progress.”
