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  • Jul 10

    Five years after the flood, Blessem residents recall the night the earth opened up

    On the fifth anniversary of the July 2021 flood, residents of Erftstadt-Blessem reflect on the night a gravel pit collapse tore a crater through their village, destroying homes and reshaping lives.

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French yields reach 4.9 percent

Wars pound, markets punish and housing anger forces governments onto defensive ground

The day’s news has a hard edge: missiles, yields, evictions and intelligence failures all moved politics faster than speeches did. Governments are discovering that trust, whether in air defences, public finances or housing rules, is expensive to rebuild.

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  • UK-Germany summit in Berlin

    UK and Germany enact Kensington Treaty as Burnham proposes German entry into GCAP fighter project during Berlin talks with Merz.

  • South Korea-Ukraine diplomatic rift

    Recalls ambassador from Kyiv as South Korea protests dispute over war prisoners, keeping embassy open for talks

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

US-Russia gas sales discussions and Nord Stream trial announcement add diplomatic and legal dimensions beyond routine strike reporting.

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