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Washington widens Iran campaign as Kyiv reshuffles and smoky cities confront heat

The day’s main stories share a hard edge: governments are taking bigger risks and asking citizens to trust them. War widened in the Gulf, Ukraine changed hands at the top of its defence ministry, and smoke turned North American summer into a public-health warning.

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Hong Kong police raid bookstores
Arrest five people during raids on bookstores over alleged seditious publications in the third such operation in Hong Kong.

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The Middle East after Gaza

US airstrikes extended to northern Iran, including near the capital and a missile production hub, marking a geographical escalation of the conflict.

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Hong Kong police raid bookstores

Geopolitics·High·Reported 14h 51m ago·Updated 1h 19m ago

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Hong Kong police raid bookstores
Arrest five people during raids on bookstores over alleged seditious publications in the third such operation in Hong Kong.

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