More aid airlifted to Gaza Strip amid concerns over worsening humanitarian situation
On Sunday, airdrops of food aid resumed in some areas of Gaza, following the opening of humanitarian corridors and a limited pause in fighting by Israel.
Jordan announced that it carried out three airdrops, one of them in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, distributing 25 tons of aid.
However, media reports say that many Palestinians have difficulty accessing aid, as it often falls into Israeli military zones.
Albania and Bulgaria ask EU for help to deal with wildfires
Albania is battling dozens of wildfires caused by arson and a heatwave, with the worst situation in the southwest of the country, where homes and thousands of hectares of forest have been burned. Over 1,000 firefighters and emergency units have been deployed, while air support is coming from Hungary, Croatia and Italy through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
The situation in Bulgaria is also critical with over 230 fire outbreaks and 11 regions on red alert, while in Turkey a record temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the city of Silopi.
Asian algae invasion in Cádiz: An environmental disaster on the beaches of southern Spain
Since May 2025, local authorities in Cádiz have removed over 1,200 tons of invasive algae from La Caleta beach, which is destroying local biodiversity and severely damaging the tourism and fishing sectors.
The Asian algae Rugulopteryx okamurae, brought by ships from the Suez Canal, has spread throughout southern Spain and beyond, replacing native plants and making it almost impossible to eradicate due to the lack of natural predators.
Experts warn that controlling the situation is extremely difficult, as what emerges on the surface represents only a small part of the true extent of the problem underwater.
US and EU avoid trade war with 15% tariff deal
The United States and the European Union reached a new trade deal, imposing a 15% import tariff on most European products, averting a larger trade war between the two powers that account for nearly a third of global trade.
The deal was finalized after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, following months of intense negotiations. Trump called the deal the biggest ever, while von der Leyen said it was “the best they could have done,” stressing its importance for economic stability between the two blocs.
