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BBC World Service

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

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Firefighters in France say they are still not in control of an unprecedented wildfire that's spreading towards the southwestern city of Bordeaux. The city's mayor says he's preparing for all eventualities.

Also, India's youth protesters threaten to restart their demonstrations a day after they ended, we explain why. 

And a few months away from the US mid term elections - how will President Trump's war with Iran, impact voters views?

(Photo: French firefighters battle a wildfire spreading in Marcheprime, south-western France, 26 July 2026. Credit: EPA)

Wildfires continue to burn in France and Spain

The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners.

These tariffs, which replace an identical levy which expires on Friday, are based on claims key economic partners have failed to properly tackle forced labour.

Those affected - including Brazil, Norway, China, and Australia have criticised the move by the Trump administration. Will these import taxes last and what effect will they have?

Also in the programme: the woman who tried single-handedly to stop a police bus taking away Indian student protesters; how the future of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court hangs on a vote today; and are we seeing an end-game to Russian domination of chess?

(Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks at an event at the White House in Washington DC, 23 July, 2026. He wears a navy blazer, white shirt and light blue tie and is speaking into a microphone. In the background are male spectators all dressed in dark or grey blazers, shirts and ties. Credit: Samuel Corum/EPA)

Latest US blanket tariffs 'unjustified'

Firefighters in France say they are still not in control of an unprecedented wildfire that's spreading towards the southwest city of Bordeaux. The city's mayor says he's preparing for all eventualities. The massive blaze, in the Gironde region, is one of several wildfires burning across France.

Also in the programme: the Normandy beaches used for the D-Day landings are to be given UNESCO World Heritage status; and the Irish Gaelic football team breaks a so-called "curse" after winning the All-Ireland championship for the first time in 75 years.

(Photo: Fire engines carry out edge protection and mop-up operations on a wildfire in Marcheprime, in the Gironde region of France. Credit: Manon Cruz/Reuters)

Fear in Bordeaux with wildfire 15km from city outskirts

The suspect in the Berlin Pride ramming attack, which killed at least one person on Saturday night, has been shot and killed by German officials. Police say 21-year-old Abdul Ballout was killed after he reportedly ran towards officers with a knife in a western borough of the country’s capital. We get all the details from a Berlin-based journalist.

Also in the programme: The US ambassador to the UN says his country has halted strikes on Iran to give diplomacy more time; and a wildlife haven in South Sudan gets UNESCO World Heritage status, a first in the nation’s history.

(Photo: A police officer armed with a machine pistol in an allotment garden community in Berlin, 26th July 2026. Credit: Clemens Bilan/EPA/Shutterstock)

Berlin Pride attack suspect killed during police operation

The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says an attack on one of Europe's largest Pride events in Berlin late on Saturday was an attack on German society. Police are still searching for the driver of a vehicle that rammed into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring sixteen people. They say the twenty- one year old man suspect has links to Islamists. 

Also in the programme: a third of a million people in France and Spain have now been ordered to leave their homes to escape wildfires; and Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said he would publicly oppose President Trump if it meant defending the country's national interest. 

(Picture: Police search the area after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Mang)

Police hunt suspect after car attack at Berlin Pride event

Military transport planes have been sent into the worst affected regions as ash clouds loom over Bordeaux. We hear from two families who have been caught in the fires on holiday, and get a response from the French foreign minister for International Partnerships, Éléonore Caroit.

India's education minister has resigned after weeks of protests. Surbhi Kesar, a Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London and an expert on India's labour markets and economy, told us why there is so much youth dissatisfaction in India. 

Also in the programme: the BBC's Jake Kwon goes out with a delivery driver in South Korea on an overnight shift to see what working conditions are like.

Image: A firefighter works as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Grionde, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Mass evacuations as French wildfires continue

Over 270,000 people have been evacuated in France and Spain following a spate of wildfires, with areas surrounding Bordeaux and Madrid particularly affected. Spain has declared the incident a national emergency. We hear from a woman in the impacted French commune of Biscarrosse who has not yet left the region.

Also in the programme: India’s education minister resigns following protests from the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement. And we take a look at ‘Romantasy’ – a genre of fiction that has taken readers on the internet by storm. 

(Photo: Wildfires rage in southern France, Cap Ferret - 24th July 2026. Credit: Damien Rembert/EPA/Shutterstock)

Firefighters battle to contain France and Spain wildfires

Member states of the International Criminal Court have overwhelmingly voted to remove its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over allegations of sexual misconduct. The British lawyer denies accusations of engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior staff member. 

Also, firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires as more than 130,000 evacuated in France and Spain. 

And a month after the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela, a leading member of the opposition tells us why he thinks the destruction was so bad and the response so slow. 

Plus that remarkable tale about two best friends who later discovered they were brother and sister!

(Photo: Karim Khan. Credit: Reuters)

ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations

President Trump has threatened to inflict major military punishment against Yemen's Houthi rebels following their strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea. Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May as fears grow over global energy supplies. We speak to the UN's Yemen envoy Hans Grundberg who is concerned about the prospect of escalation in Yemen. 

Also in the programme; The BBC visits Iran school where a strike killed 120 children as questions remain whether the US military is responsible; and the European Union has fined the US tech titan Google one-billion-dollars for flouting anti- trust regulations.

(Picture: A person walks past a display of Houthi-made mock missiles and drones at a square in Sana'a, Yemen, 23 July 2026. Credit: 
Yahya Arhab)

UN warns 'escalation is not what Yemen needs'

Nawal Al-Maghafi visits Iranian school in Minab hit on first day of war.

Also in the programme: Donald Trump has said the Saudi nuclear deal signed just a day ago is now contingent on the country normalising ties with Israel; and why are Tour de France cyclists being awoken in the middle of the night?

(Photo: Iranian families visit the graves of loved ones killed in the US strike on a school in Minab. Credit: Jack Garland/BBC)

BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children

Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. We get reaction from an opposition Ukrainian MP.
 
Also on the programme: a court in Italy has given a 12-year sentence to the former motorway boss blamed for the fatal collapse of a bridge in Genoa in 2018; and we hear from Nasa's head of science about its new super-powerful telescope.
 
(Photo: Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of Nato Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, 12 February, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister

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