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Hormuz shut, Toronto choked

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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Zelensky announces government reshuffle
Thousands gather in Kyiv to protest President Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov
Algeria orphanage fire
Kills 11 and injures 19 as emergency crews respond to a blaze at a foster care home in Mohammadia, Algiers.
Rohingya refugee boats missing off Myanmar
UN refugee agency fears over 500 people are missing after two vessels carrying Rohingya refugees disappeared off the coast of Myanmar.

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European Union · Updated 9m ago

The Green Deal under revision

New reporting indicates growing industry pressure to simplify CBAM reporting and streamline EU taxonomy rules, aligning with the EU's stated focus on regulatory simplification.

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Rohingya refugee boats missing off Myanmar

Disasters·High·Reported 5h ago·Updated 1h 35m ago

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Rohingya refugee boats missing off Myanmar
UN refugee agency fears over 500 people are missing after two vessels carrying Rohingya refugees disappeared off the coast of Myanmar.

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