Former Autostrade CEO Castellucci sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 · Pollar

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Hormuz shut, Toronto choked

Washington widens Iran campaign as Kyiv reshuffles and smoky cities confront heat

The day’s main stories share a hard edge: governments are taking bigger risks and asking citizens to trust them. War widened in the Gulf, Ukraine changed hands at the top of its defence ministry, and smoke turned North American summer into a public-health warning.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The cycle saw the failure of a key US maritime security scheme and a sustained oil price rally, but no fundamental shift in the military or diplomatic posture of major regional powers.

Former Autostrade CEO Castellucci sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 · Pollar