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The EU's Copernicus climate monitor says a record-breaking two months of heat has dried out soils, shrunk rivers and fueled wildfires from Albania to Spain, with 2026 now on track to challenge the hottest year ever measured.
The fast-moving Bald Range Fire doubled in size overnight, prompting Premier David Eby to declare a provincial emergency as officials warned of 'explosive' conditions.
Spain has begun checking travelers arriving from Italy, matching restrictions Rome imposed after a mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The European Union says the standoff will not have a lasting effect on Europe's passport-free travel zone.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his military will not leave Gaza until Hamas gives up its weapons, dealing a setback to a peace plan President Trump had called a breakthrough.
A fire at Aramco's Jizan refinery was put out with no injuries reported, Saudi officials said, hours after Yemen's Houthi movement claimed a drone strike on the site. The incident came as Iran set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and three regional powers signed a new mutual defense pact.
Abu Dhabi's state oil company says one of its ships was hit early Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks in the waterway as Iran and Oman try to finalize a shipping deal.
