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188 dead and 43 degrees

Quakes kill scores as Europe overheats and Hormuz truce starts to fray

A brutal half-day brought physical shocks and political ones. Venezuela dug through concrete, Europe hunted for shade, and diplomacy around the Strait of Hormuz took a drone-sized dent.

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    Strikes the CITIC Tower in Beijing as a light plane shatters upper-floor glass, sending debris onto streets below while police cordon off the Central Business District.

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    Pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified national defense information, facing up to five years in federal prison.

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The ageing Union's economy

Volkswagen's announcement of 100,000 job cuts and four plant closures in Germany represents a radical industrial policy shift by a core EU state, altering the competitiveness debate.

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Former Russian defence chief Ivanov dies

Culture·Top story·Reported 4h 16m ago·Updated 1h 36m ago
  1. Chapter 1 of 1BreakingReported 4h 16m ago

    Former Russian defence chief Ivanov dies

    Dies at 73, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirms. The former defence minister and close ally of Vladimir Putin was once seen as a potential successor in Moscow.

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