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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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Russia claims capture of Kostyantynivka
Declares full control of the fortified city in eastern Ukraine, though independent verification of the military claim remains pending.

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Culture, media and the new divides

The report that a former MEP investigating Pegasus spyware was himself targeted with it indicates a serious breach of privacy and potential obstruction of justice at a high level within the EU.

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France withdraws Charles de Gaulle carrier

Geopolitics·High·Reported 5h 13m ago·Updated 1h 41m ago

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France withdraws Charles de Gaulle carrier
Macron orders the aircraft carrier to return to Toulon following US-Iran ceasefire progress, while French mine-sweepers remain in the Strait of Hormuz.

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