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Kyiv burns, France counts 2,025

Russia pounds Kyiv as heat, quakes and alliance strains stretch governments across continents

The day’s hardest news came with a familiar pattern: governments faced shocks they could not fully control, then argued over who should pay, move or apologise. War hit Kyiv, heat killed in France, Venezuela dug through rubble and NATO allies prepared for another bruising encounter with Donald Trump.

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Catalonia wildfire forces confinements

Disasters·High·Reported 12h 11m ago·Updated 1h 28m ago

Chapter 1 of 1DisasterCatching upReported 12h 11m ago
Catalonia wildfire forces confinements
Arrested one suspect in connection to the blaze, which has now forced 12,000 residents to remain indoors as the fire continues to spread.

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