Iran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain

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Iran targets Kuwait and Bahrain with missiles and drones, leaving one dead at Kuwait International Airport as US forces strike a radar site in Qeshm.

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Strikes test fragile borders as scandals, flotations and outbreaks press governments hard

The day’s heaviest stories clustered around weak borders: waterways, parties, public-health systems and courts. In the Gulf and Black Sea, stray or targeted machines forced governments to act faster than their politics can explain. In Madrid, Memphis, Kinshasa and Gers, institutions faced more familiar tests: money, trust and competence.

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Police search for suspects in Toledo after multiple people are shot near the Old West End Festival, with officers securing the perimeter.

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China and the West: decoupling

The enforcement of China's new supply chain security rules, which directly penalize corporate de-risking, operationalizes the legal conflict and escalates risks for firms, matching the previous magnitude of significant tariff actions.