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Hormuz fires, La Guaira counts

Trump escalates near Hormuz as Venezuela digs out and Europe sweats through deadly heat

The past 12 hours brought a grim split screen: a widening Gulf confrontation, a Venezuelan disaster zone and European heat that is now killing well beyond the thermometer. Politics also moved fast, with Serbia’s strongman offering an exit that may not loosen his grip, while Washington showed how directly it now intends to police frontier AI.

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  • Baghdad Green Zone anti-corruption raid

    Iraqi forces arrest seven officials, including five members of parliament, after sealing the Green Zone with armored vehicles on orders from Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi.

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Culture, media and the new divides

The EU Commission deepened its DSA investigations into Meta and TikTok with follow-up questionnaires specifically targeting AI-generated political content and deepfakes ahead of elections.

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Baghdad Green Zone anti-corruption raid

Geopolitics·Top story·Reported 10h 22m ago·Updated 1h 12m ago
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    Baghdad Green Zone anti-corruption raid

    Iraqi forces arrest seven officials, including five members of parliament, after sealing the Green Zone with armored vehicles on orders from Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi.

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