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$105 billion, one Ohio county

Trump widens Iran confrontation as Gaza talks stall and Ebola deaths climb in Congo

The past half day brought a sharper American edge to two Middle East crises, while a public-health disaster in Congo passed a grim national record. Away from the wars, artificial intelligence stopped looking weightless as Nvidia, OpenAI and SoftBank put a vast Ohio energy-and-data bet into legal form.

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US-Oman tensions over Strait of Hormuz
Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz as new US territory on social media and confirms no talks are scheduled with Iran, while the blockade remains in force
Imran Khan ordered to hospital
Pakistan Supreme Court orders former Prime Minister Imran Khan moved from jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad within 48 hours for medical treatment
Wildfire in Belgium Hautes Fagnes
Exceeds historical records as the largest wildfire in Belgium since 1911, continuing to impact air quality across the border in Germany.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

A $110M funding round for Velaura AI and an investment-anxiety framing are minor incremental developments with no new discrete events.

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