Today’s world headlines mixed celebrity courtrooms, public-safety scares and mounting climate pressure. In London, singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 confrontation at a Mayfair club, with more serious assault-related charges dropped as part of the resolution. Elsewhere in Britain, five police officers were injured after a Met police boat slammed into Westminster Bridge and sent officers into the Thames, prompting a major emergency response. In Spain, authorities took the rare step of declaring a national emergency as fast-moving wildfires near Madrid and in Ávila forced around 10,000 people from their homes, underscoring a brutal fire season across southern Europe. In South Korea, the Seoul High Court ordered SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won to pay roughly $644 million to his ex-wife in one of the country’s most closely watched divorce battles. And in the US, former NFL star Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.