Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk has died at the age of 73, the Washington Institute said in a statement on Thursday.Indyk twice served as the United States' representative to Israel, first from 1995 to 1997 and then from 2000 to 2001, according to the think tank.

A wildfire reached the Canadian town of Jasper on Wednesday, one of hundreds ravaging the western provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, as firefighters battled to save key facilities such as the Trans Mountain Pipeline, authorities said.Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta, more than a dozen of them in the area of Fort McMurray, an oil sands hub.The pipeline, which can carry 890,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Edmonton to Vancouver, runs through a national park in the Canadian Rockies near the picturesque tourist town, from which about 25,000 people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday."Firefighters... are working to save as many structures as possible and protect critical infrastructure, including the wastewater treatment plant, communications facilities, the Trans Mountain Pipeline," Parks Canada said in a post on Facebook.

Turkish authorities have arrested 72 people suspected of having ties to the terrorist group Islamic State in operations across 13 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.1️⃣3️⃣ ilde DEAŞ Terör Örgütüne yönelik gerçekleştirilen “GÜRZ-1” operasyonlarında 7️⃣2️⃣ şüpheli yakalandı❗Teröristlerin hiçbirine göz açtırmayacağız. Tek bir hedefimiz var; son terörist etkisiz hale getirilinceye kadar sizlerin duası ve desteği ile durmadan, duraksamadan… pic.twitter.com/EQWwlFStu0— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) July 25, 2024In his post, Yerlikaya stated they "will not tolerate any terrorists. We have only one goal; To fight without hesitation... until the last terrorist is neutralized."Reuters contributed to this article.