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Kyiv burns, Dresden hums

Russia pounds Kyiv as heat, AI and public safety failures test governments

The day’s hardest news came from Kyiv, where Russia’s overnight barrage killed civilians and reopened the argument over whether Ukraine’s allies are moving fast enough. Elsewhere, heat, fire, artificial intelligence and old-fashioned negligence pressed governments to show that they can still manage physical risk, not just announce plans.

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Iran Strait of Hormuz shipping warning
Warns vessels of a forceful response if they deviate from approved routes, rejecting a U.S. proposal to unfreeze reserves in exchange for control of the strait
Man dies after self-immolation outside UN
Dies at Bellevue Hospital after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York, holding a Tibetan flag

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

Multiple EU member states implemented new or expanded adaptation measures, including emergency water restrictions in Italy, accelerated water security plans in Portugal, and broadened heat-health alerts in France and Benelux.

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Man dies after self-immolation outside UN

Top story·Reported 2h 19m ago·Updated 1h 31m ago

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Man dies after self-immolation outside UN
Dies at Bellevue Hospital after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York, holding a Tibetan flag

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