Wildfires & wine country fallout: France’s worst wildfire season is easing in parts, but Bordeaux’s vineyards are bracing for “smoke taint” that can damage grapes long before bottles hit shelves. Border politics & culture shock: The Ceuta migrant crisis (72 dead) is reigniting Europe’s immigration fault lines, with France and Italy tightening checks and far-right voices pushing for tougher, even permanent, border militarisation. Tour de France Femmes buzz: Lorena Wiebes powered to back-to-back stage wins and kept the yellow jersey after a sprint finish from Aigle to Geneva, setting up France’s first hilly tests ahead. Anti-Semitism debate: A 102-year-old Jewish WWII veteran says anti-Semitism feels as bad as before the war, as hate-crime concerns resurface across Europe. Fashion nostalgia trend: Preloved and vintage shopping is booming in France, with major department stores giving archival fashion more floor space and shoppers treating it like a lifestyle hunt. Arts & memory: A new exhibition, “Ancestral Heritage,” by France-based Dominican artist Rosario Marrero opens in Santo Domingo, linking Afro-Caribbean identity and collective memory through contemporary art.