Jul 26, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

German authorities are pursuing a suspect with reported links to Islamist networks following a fatal vehicle attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade on Saturday night.

A white vehicle was driven into a crowd in Tiergarten park, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, with three remaining in critical condition. Police halted the celebration shortly before 10:00 p.m. as emergency services responded. Law enforcement confirmed that a suspect has been identified but remains at large after fleeing the scene on foot. Media reports also indicated potential knife attacks during the incident, though officials have not formally verified those details.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner described the event as "an attack on our free and open society". Investigations into the motive remain ongoing.

Sources: Der Standard, Die Zeit, NRC, ORF.

Firefighters in southwestern France and central Spain continue to struggle against expanding wildfires, with total regional evacuations surpassing 300,000 people. In France's Gironde department, prefecture officials ordered the partial closure of a major autoroute as severe weather conditions and fire-generated whirlwinds pushed flames closer to Bordeaux. Local authorities warned that emergency crews remain "far from having the fire under control."

Meanwhile, Spanish emergency services are battling merged blazes west of Madrid that regional leaders described as beyond containment capacity. Gusts of wind and extreme heat continue to frustrate firefighting efforts across both countries, with officials preparing for further difficult night operations as high winds prevent stabilization.

Sources: BBC News, DW, France24, ORF

Spanish authorities have established a unified command as uncontrolled wildfires burning across western Madrid and eastern Ávila threaten to merge into a single front. Flames have consumed nearly 35,000 hectares across both regions, forcing emergency officials to evacuate or confine approximately 60,000 residents.

In Ávila, the national police academy has been converted into a major emergency shelter housing over 1,500 displaced people. First responders and Civil Guard officers reported being overwhelmed by the scale of the fires, describing the situation as unprecedented. Meanwhile, firefighting crews in Castellón continue attempting to contain an active blaze around Vall d'Uixò that remains beyond extinction capacity and has forced 15,000 evacuations across 15 municipalities.

Sources: El Mundo

Hungarian prosecutors have searched a data center housing the IT infrastructure of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party. The legal action marks a significant development in ongoing efforts to dismantle the institutional framework built during Fidesz's sixteen-year tenure in government.

In response to the prosecutor's raid on the party's servers, Orbán issued a "Declaration of Resistance" opposing the actions taken against his organization. The investigation reflects continuing political friction as authorities inspect structures established during the previous administration's long reign. Fidesz governed Hungary for over a decade and a half before recent political developments shifted the country's governance landscape.

Sources: El Mundo.

Spanish judicial authorities have marked progress in the Plus Ultra investigation involving former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The court considers recent confessions from an alleged financial intermediary and executives of the airline to be a significant advancement in examining potential influence peddling.

According to reports, the individual responsible for payments prepared his testimony over a month following a meeting with anticorruption officials. Simultaneously, prosecutors have requested additional technical analysis on jewelry connected to the case to determine the exact timeline of its assembly.

The inquiry remains focused on clarifying financial transactions and administrative decisions surrounding the company.

Sources: El Mundo.