More than 20,000 people have been evacuated in southwest France as wildfires spread through the Gironde region near the Bay of Arcachon. Fires have also forced evacuations in Spain and Sicily, where a firefighter died battling a blaze.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham told John Swinney that another Scottish independence referendum is “off limits” during talks in Glasgow. The meetings with Scottish and Welsh leaders focused on devolution, economic growth and the cost of living.
West Virginia sent about 500 National Guard members to respond to flash flooding after up to 7 inches of rain fell in parts of the state. Officials said more than 100 people were rescued and that they were concerned about possible fatalities.
Trump said the U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement will be approved only if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords and normalizes relations with Israel. The condition was not mentioned when the deal was announced by either government.
Oil and gasoline prices rose Thursday after Houthi rebels claimed attacks on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. The move raised fears of wider disruption near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and added pressure to inflation and interest-rate expectations.
The European Union fined Google 890 million euros, saying the company used Google Play and search to favor its own services over rivals. Google rejected the decision, saying EU rules are forcing it to degrade products used by European consumers and businesses.
Yemen’s Houthis claimed drone and missile attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as the US carried out another night of strikes on Iran. Iranian state media reported deaths from the US strikes and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Trump administration signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, sending a decades-long, multibillion-dollar partnership to Congress for review. The deal could face scrutiny over uranium enrichment, safeguards and nuclear oversight.