A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen returned safely after a passenger window dislodged shortly after takeoff. Witnesses said a Serbian passenger was partly pulled outside before others helped bring him back in.
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A wildfire in Spain’s southern Almeria province killed at least 11 people, with NPR reporting 12 dead, and left dozens missing. Officials said many victims appeared to be foreign nationals and some died after trying to flee through a dry riverbed.
The Bayeux Tapestry has reached the British Museum after a secret, police-escorted journey from France, marking its first return to Britain in nearly 1,000 years. The loan has been hailed as a symbol of French-British friendship but has also drawn concern over the artwork’s fragility.
A wildfire in Andalusia has killed at least 11 people, with one report putting the toll at 12, and left 19 others missing. Officials said the fast-moving blaze swept through communities near Los Gallardos and Bédar as Spain faces extreme heat.
EasyJet’s board says it is minded to recommend a £5.7 billion offer from Apollo Management, replacing support for an earlier Castlelake proposal. Apollo has until Aug. 7 to make a firm bid, while Castlelake’s deadline is Aug. 3.
President Trump removed the remaining members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, leaving the federal agency without commissioners months before the midterms. Democrats, voting rights advocates and Arizona’s secretary of state condemned the move, while the White House cited presidential removal authority.
A federal planning commission preliminarily approved President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery while delaying a decision on whether Washington’s height limits apply. Critics say the project would disrupt a historic memorial vista and lacks sufficient public and congressional review.
Wally Funk, a Mercury 13 pilot who was denied a NASA astronaut career but reached space in 2021 aboard Blue Origin, has died at 87. She spent more than seven decades in aviation and trained thousands of pilots.