Wildfires near Marseille, France have forced the airport to close and injured nine firefighters.
The bloc of nations has expanded and aims to reform what it calls a Western-led global order.
Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert over scorching weather.
US trade partners are racing to negotiate deals to avoid being slapped with steep tariffs from this week.
Thousands are being forced to go back to Afghanistan as Tehran tightens controls on immigration.
Discussions over a ceasefire are intensifying as Israel kills more Palestinians, sowing doubts that a deal can happen.
The International Atomic Energy Agency pulled all its inspectors out of Iran.
UN expert calls out global companies for being 'complicit in genocide and profiting from occupation' in Palestine.