The World in Brief from The Economist

Iran said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor and injured another; Wildfires forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes in France and Spain

France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said wildfires “have reached a level that has never been seen before”; Protesters danced and chanted in the streets of Delhi after India’s education minister resigned.

Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister, said the government would maintain a ban on petrol exports until the end of the year

Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister, said the government would maintain a ban on petrol exports until the end of the year

Paramount Skydance agreed to delay its $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery until June 2027 at the latest, while a judge considers the legal merits of an antitrust lawsuit against the tie-up. The Houthis, a Yemeni militia, claimed to have struck Jizan, a city in Saudi Arabia, with missiles on Friday.

Mr Trump threatened Europe with another “substantial” tariff and said he would launch an investigation into the bloc’s penalising of American tech companies

America’s trading partners criticised its decision to impose tariffs of 10-12% on 60 countries; Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said he would meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, as America’s president weighs escalation in Iran.

America imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 countries, including Britain, Japan and Mexico. Also, Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose above $100 a barrel for the first time since May before dropping slightly.