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Three large wildfires destroyed several homes and forced mountain communities to evacuate in Northern California where hundreds of firefighters battled flames in triple-digit heat Thursday. (July 2)

The U.S. State Department condemned Tuesday's deadly Houthi missile attack in the government-held city of Marib in Yemen that killed at least three people, including a child. (July1)

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were in Surfside, Florida, on Thursday, where search and rescue teams are working for an eighth day at the site of a partially collapsed condominium building. The bodies of 18 people, including two children, have been pulled from the rubble, and more than 140 people are still missing.

Lawyers for the Trump Organization say charges against the company and its finance chief for fraud and tax crimes are "political", after they pleaded not guilty in a New York court. "If the name of the company was something else, I don't think these charges would have been brought," says one outside the Manhattan courtroom.

Apple says its work on climate change in Europe will not be hindered by its ongoing legal battles with the EU over what Brussels believes are unfair competitive practices. Speaking to Euronews in Vienna, the tech giant's vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson, said its corporate operations are already carbon neutral and that all efforts are now on greening their supply chain by 2030.

Nicholas Dlamini is the first Black South African to compete in the Tour de France, riding for Team Qhubeka NextHash. He talks to CNN's Richard Quest about what it means to be a role model.

President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) came together to support the people of Surfside, Florida, after a condo building collapsed.

Hateful attacks on Jews and their religion have been increasing in Europe for years, but pandemic restrictions and the recent violence between Israel and Hamas have led to an upsurge, reports CNN's Melissa Bell.

Private space operations continue to expand. Plus, Europe's space agency continues its quest for diversity, and a French astronaut makes good – sort of – on a promise to his crewmates. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space.