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Hormuz burns, Europe bakes

Iran and America trade strikes as heat, earthquakes and protests test governments

The day’s news had the feel of systems under load. Shipping lanes, hospitals, rescue crews and presidential calendars all strained at once, which is usually when politics stops being theatre and starts becoming triage.

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    Rescuers pull 11-year-old boy from rubble three days after twin earthquakes in La Guaira, bringing total survivors rescued to 33

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    Police detain over 50 people and block Taksim Square during the banned Pride march in Istanbul

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    Records 1,000 excess deaths in France as WHO reports over 1,300 fatalities across Europe and funeral homes in Paris reach capacity

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

The EU AI Office initiated its first systemic-risk probe, setting a template for future enforcement, and a major tech firm restricted another's AI model access due to compute scarcity.

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