AP Top Headlines at 4:04 a.m. EDT

Firefighters in France and central England are battling multiple fires amid record-breaking heatIsraeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several daysA British maritime company has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian tanker off Oman and stop a spreading oil spillCrew members of a Yemeni ship attacked by Houthi rebels earlier this week say a second missile hit during rescue efforts, causing more chaos and casualtiesClashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnightAdvocates are speaking against a sweeping undercover federal surveillance operation that court documents say targeted progressive groups and unions protesting the Minneapolis immigration crackdownNigel Farage h