The World in Brief from The Economist

Donald Trump said America was “having good talks” with Iran, but threatened to resume strikes if the negotiations failed; Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said the wildfires blazing in the country’s south-west were France’s “most difficult situation” since the second world war.

Iran said it has not asked to resume peace talks with America, and that it will not let America “determine the time of peace and war.” Also, shares in ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese chipmaker, soared by 470% after it went public.

Iran said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor and injured another.

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.