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ANKARA - Turkish police detained journalists, rights activists and leftist organizers on Sunday as Ankara locked down ahead of this week’s NATO summit. Media outlets said raids hit Istanbul, Ankara and other provinces, while major roads in the capital were closed and a public-gatherings ban remained in place. The arrests came as leaders, including President Trump, prepare to talk defense spending and Ukraine.

PERPIGNAN - A fast-moving wildfire in southwestern France has burned more than 1,500 hectares and forced about 10,000 people to evacuate, while officials weigh whether Monday's Tour de France stage can go ahead.

Firefighters are battling the blaze from the ground and air near the Spanish border. The fire is still about 70 kilometers from the route, but the road to the finish has already been closed. In a summer that is starting to look ugly fast, the race may be the least of it.

HODEIDAH - A cargo ship reported coming under attack Sunday in the Red Sea off Yemen, the latest security scare on a route that has already been battered by Houthi strikes and rerouted traffic. UK Maritime Trade Operations said a skiff approached the bulk carrier, opened fire, and then fled to a larger vessel. The ship and crew were reported safe. No one has claimed responsibility.

DHAKA - Bangladesh's new government is leaning harder into China for investment and help reviving its economy, even as ties with India improve after months of frost. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's first official trips abroad went to Malaysia and China, a signal Delhi noticed. The Teesta River and a special economic zone near Mongla port are now part of the quiet competition for influence.

WASHINGTON - About 400 National Park Service sites are sitting on a maintenance backlog estimated at more than $24 billion, but some of the money meant to fix them is being spent elsewhere. The Washington Post reported the Trump administration has used at least $90 million from national park entry fees to help pay for beautification work in the capital ahead of the America 250 celebration. The parks still need repairs. The money is elsewhere.

WASHINGTON - The National Mall celebration for America’s 250th birthday was evacuated Saturday as thunderstorms rolled toward Washington after hours of brutal heat. Thousands of people were told to seek shelter before President Donald Trump’s delayed address, and the night’s fireworks went ahead after the pause. In New York, a separate fireworks show set the Brooklyn Bridge on fire. Even the birthday had weather problems.

WASHINGTON - State Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for Michigan's open Senate seat on Sunday, narrowing the Democratic primary to Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. McMorrow had tried to split the difference between the party's establishment and its left flank, but the lane never really opened up. "I may be suspending this campaign, but I am not leaving the fight," she said. The Aug. 4 primary now looks like a clean two-way fight.

NEW YORK - Eight people, including four children, were wounded in a shooting near the Coney Island boardwalk late Saturday night, police said. A 21-year-old woman is in critical condition; the other seven victims are expected to survive. The gunfire broke out as crowds gathered for fireworks, and police said the shooter fled on foot. The investigation is ongoing.

CUPERTINO - Self-driving tech developer Turing Inc. has added AMD Ventures to its list of backers and started using Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s AI accelerators in its systems. The company did not say how much AMD invested or how widely the chips are being deployed. It is the kind of announcement that sounds bigger than it is until the numbers show up. Those numbers are still missing.

NEW ZEALAND - Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is investing in a New Zealand-headquartered company that turns forestry byproducts into graphite for lithium batteries, Bloomberg reported. It is a neat pitch, and maybe a useful one, because battery makers are still hunting for cheaper, less carbon-heavy inputs. CATL did not say how much it is putting in. The idea is promising. The scale is the part that usually gets hard.

EAST RUTHERFORD - Erling Haaland scored twice and Ørjan Nyland saved a first-half penalty as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 on Sunday to reach their first World Cup quarterfinal.

Haaland headed in the opener in the 79th minute, then drilled home a second from distance in the 90th. Neymar pulled one back deep in stoppage time, but Brazil were already done. It was their earliest exit since 1990, and Norway still have never lost to them.

SEATTLE - FIFA has suspended Folarin Balogun’s one-match World Cup ban, making the U.S. striker eligible for Monday’s round of 16 against Belgium. Balogun was sent off in the win over Bosnia and Herzegovina after a VAR review, then put on one-year probation under Article 27. Belgium’s federation said it was “astonished” and is “investigating all potential options.”

SILVERSTONE, England - Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Ferrari its 250th Formula One victory. George Russell finished second and Lewis Hamilton was third after a race that ended behind a safety car. Kimi Antonelli started on pole but faded after mechanical trouble and finished out of the points. Race control’s late call for a restart was scrapped after the FIA said a software error sent the message by mistake. Hamilton also faces a stewards’ penalty review.

NEW YORK - Costume designer Lex Wood gave Lestat one clear directive for Season 3 of *Interview with the Vampire*: color, and lots of it. For *The Vampire Lestat*, now streaming on AMC+, she moved away from the red-and-black vampire look and built a wardrobe around the character's new life as a rock star. Wood said she drew on music by artists including Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury while designing pieces for Lestat and his band. Some looks were planned, others were made on the hoof.

KING'S LANDING - Corlys Velaryon called Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's sons bastards in the Red Keep on Sunday's episode of *House of the Dragon*, after she refused his request to legitimize his own children, Addam and Alyn. Steve Toussaint told Variety the outburst was deliberate. "He doesn't care," he said. "It is very defiant: I dare you."

NEW YORK - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married Friday at Madison Square Garden, with comedian Adam Sandler officiating and about 1,000 guests looking on.

The guest list read like a very expensive awards show. Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Gigi Hadid, Paul McCartney, Emma Stone, Brad Pitt and others were reported in attendance, while guests said they were told little in advance beyond where to show up.

One attendee told Variety the arena had been transformed into a secret garden, with photos of Swift and Kelce from childhood through adulthood lining the entrance. Another said the whole thing felt intimate, which is probably the closest a 1,000-person wedding gets to small.