Wildfire Crisis: Spain declared a national emergency as wildfires near Madrid and Ávila forced evacuations of more than 10,000 people, with the government coordinating a wider response and asking the EU for firefighting support while residents in the capital reported smoke and road closures. Cross-Border Emergency: In southern France, authorities ordered mass evacuations around the Cap Ferret peninsula, with tens of thousands fleeing by boat as blazes threatened homes and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated. World Cup Fallout: Spain coach Luis de la Fuente called Argentina’s post-final confrontations “intolerable and unacceptable,” after incidents involving Nahuel Molina and Leandro Paredes; FIFA has opened an investigation but no sanctions have been announced yet. Tech & Privacy: Spain’s data protection authority fined 23andMe €2.4 million over failures tied to its 2023 data breach, including delayed notification. Health Watch: WHO warned that West Nile virus is spreading across Europe, urging stronger mosquito surveillance as cases have been reported in Spain and other countries.