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The past 12 hours brought a grim split screen: a widening Gulf confrontation, a Venezuelan disaster zone and European heat that is now killing well beyond the thermometer. Politics also moved fast, with Serbia’s strongman offering an exit that may not loosen his grip, while Washington showed how directly it now intends to police frontier AI.

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The conclusion of France's prolonged heatwave has prompted a national reassessment of climate adaptation strategies and urban cooling infrastructure.

Yellow alert for high temperatures in Catalonia as Spain braces for hot Sunday · Pollar