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Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Quake rescuers dig as courts, wars and droughts strain already thin institutions

The day’s gravest news came from Colombia, where rescuers searched through rubble after the country’s strongest earthquake of the century. Elsewhere, politics moved through courts and emergency rooms: Syria judged its former ruler, Donald Trump rewrote vaccine guidance, and heat bent Europe’s infrastructure.

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    Forces flight cancellations in Catania and Malta as ash clouds spread across the Mediterranean.

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Climate: from mitigation to adaptation

The World Meteorological Organization issued a general warning about extreme heat becoming longer, stronger, and more widespread, reinforcing existing trends without introducing new policy or specific European developments.

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Lebanon abolishes death penalty

Politics·High·Reported 8h 52m ago·Updated 1h 8m ago
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    Lebanon abolishes death penalty

    Parliament votes to abolish capital punishment, making Lebanon the first Arab nation to end the practice despite opposition from Hezbollah.

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