Noontime News Recap: Reno wildfire drives mass evacuations as US, Europe and Asia face fresh shocks

Authorities in Nevada have ordered about 42,000 people to leave their homes as a wildfire on the outskirts of Reno remains uncontained, with another 45,000 under evacuation warning as crews try to slow the spread.  🔗

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In the Middle East, Syria has sentenced former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun to life in prison in Damascus over crimes linked to the nearly 14 year war, while Iran has condemned France for expelling two Iranian diplomats and called the move illegal.  🔗  🔗

Washington is preparing a major new sanctions package against Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent due to unveil measures later on Monday that are expected to target efforts to cut off Tehran's oil exports and put China in the crosshairs.  🔗

In Europe and the Balkans, Serbia is battling major wildfires near Belgrade and in the Stolovi mountains, with aerial support arriving from both the European Union and Russia as extreme heat and drought fuel the blazes.  🔗

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Across the former Soviet region, Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure is causing petrol shortages that are now spilling beyond Russia, with fuel runs reported in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian states.  🔗

Kazakhstan's pro government Adilet party has won more than 71 percent of the vote in Sunday's parliamentary election, a result that further consolidates President Kassym Jomart Tokayev's grip on power.  🔗

In the Americas, the US military says it killed two people in a strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday, part of its wider campaign against maritime smuggling routes.  🔗

In Africa, Guinea Bissau has reported 46 suspected mpox cases and seven confirmed infections since declaring an outbreak in July, with more than half of patients now children.  🔗

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