Wildfire Crisis Across Europe: Blistering heat and dry conditions are driving fresh wildfires from Croatia to Germany and Greece, with thousands evacuated and dozens injured; in Croatia near Omis, flames swept into a tourist area, damaging homes and cars and sending about 2,000 people out, while Spain’s Aragon region fire threatens the 10th-century San Juan de la Peña monasteries. Croatia Coast Disaster: Croatian authorities report at least 36 injuries (10 serious) and a body found after the coastal blaze near Lokva Rogoznica, as firefighters battle “one of the worst” fires in the country’s history. Germany in the Fire Line: Western Germany saw evacuations of around 1,800 people after a wildfire spread toward the village of Gey near the Belgian border. Science & Travel Curiosity: The James Webb Space Telescope found water and dust surviving surprisingly close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, while Double Chooz researchers measured antineutrinos from a shutdown reactor—both big reminders that “extreme” places can still surprise us. Local Business/Industry: EAC secured €39.8m in German funding to boost regional trade and small-business finance, a development with knock-on effects for travel and logistics.