A wildfire in the Gironde department in southwest France has burned about 42,000 hectares and prompted the evacuation of roughly 220,000 people, the Gironde prefecture said on July 26. More than 6,000 evacuees were housed overnight at an evacuation center at Bordeaux's exhibition centre.

Saudi foreign minister received a call from Pakistan’s foreign minister to discuss efforts to ease regional tensions.

A vehicle-ramming in Berlin’s Tiergarten on the evening of the 25th left one dead and 16 injured, police said; three are critical, eight seriously injured and five lightly wounded. Berlin police issued a public manhunt for a 21-year-old male suspect, Abdul B., saying he may be armed and dangerous and urging anyone who spots him to call authorities. Police have not confirmed the suspect’s motive and are still investigating whether he was the driver. Chancellor MERZ called the incident “a despicable act” and “an attack on our entire society.”