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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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Funeral of Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei
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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

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The US under Trump: second term

The new executive order formalizes the transactional approach by directing agencies to apply "maximum leverage" across aid, trade, and security, while the NATO summit yielded partial European concessions on defence spending.

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Iran Strait of Hormuz shipping warning

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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

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