PARIS — Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France.

The fire broke out at about 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT), French news channel BFMTV reported, citing local fire department. (France-Fire-Evacuated)

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RAMALLAH — A Palestinian official emphasized the significance of unified Arab efforts on the Palestinian matter following a trilateral summit held earlier in Egypt on Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a tripartite conference in Egypt’s coastal city of New Alamein, where the three leaders touched on the latest developments in the Palestinian cause. (Lebanon-Central bank-Investigations)

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LOS ANGELES — As the death toll rose to 96 in the wildfires in Hawaii’s Maui Island as of Monday, a lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. state’s main electric provider in connection with the disaster.

A class-action lawsuit was filed on Saturday against Hawaiian Electric, alleging a downed power line on Maui caused the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. (US-Hawaii-Wildfire)

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HELSINKI — The Finnish enterprise Nurminen Logistics had already recognized China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a significant opportunity for collaboration back in 2015 when it decided to participate in the initiative, said Olli Pohjanvirta, the company’s chief executive officer. (Finland-BRI)