Heatwave & Wildfires: Spain’s AEMET has issued a top red heat alert for Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia, with temperatures expected to push past 40C and “very serious impacts” on health and property, while southern France’s out-of-control wildfire near the Spanish border has already forced evacuations of over 10,000 people and injured 16, prompting EU support with water-bombing aircraft and firefighters. Catalonia Finances: Generalitat Economy minister Alícia Romero says Catalonia should get a differentiated deficit target “above 0.2%” instead of the uniform 0.1%, arguing some regions are underfunded and can’t meet one-size rules. Digital Sovereignty: Catalonia is moving ahead with a sovereign public cloud to host 40% of Generalitat data on Catalan soil, aiming to reduce dependence on external providers under European rules. Local Politics (Andalusia): Vox’s Manuel Gavira insists the Andalusia his party backs is not tied to Blas Infante, after Vox again skipped the institutional commemoration. Business & Industry: Interpath opens a new Madrid HQ and targets doubling its Spain business in 2026, while Herba Ricemills expands ready-meal rice capacity with an automated warehouse system. Sports: Real Sociedad has extended coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s contract to 2027-28 after Copa del Rey success; FC Barcelona is reportedly close to a first-team signing, with Joao Cancelo named as a candidate. Tech & Culture: Olorama says it used AI to auto-sync scents for the film Avatar: Fire and Ash, and a Valencia architecture studio’s “Casa Nido” preserves a brick shell by building inside it.