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Charlotte Merz

German lawyer, wife of Friedrich Merz, mother of Philippe Merz, Constanze Merz, and Carola Clüsener (born Merz)

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    Merz hands Trump a German football shirt with number 47 as G7 leaders gather in Évian to tackle Ukraine and Iran

    The German chancellor gave the US president a belated 80th-birthday present before the first working session on Ukraine, as the Évian summit attempts to turn a warm welcome into diplomatic progress.

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Hormuz opens, Kyiv burns again

Trump tests fragile Iran deal as Russia pounds Kyiv and platforms face state pressure

The day’s biggest story sits at sea: a tentative US-Iran bargain promises to reopen Hormuz, but its text is still doing a lot of work. In Europe, Russia struck Kyiv before the G7 gathered, while governments and companies reached deeper into technology markets and children’s screens.

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  • Russian artist killed in Poland

    Confirmed that Russian cartoonist Semion Skrepetski was killed by five gunshots in Poland, according to new forensic reports.

  • FBI thwarts White House UFC drone plot

    Arrested five suspects involved in the plot, which allegedly included plans for both drone strikes and sniper attacks, according to the FBI.

  • Oil prices drop amid Mideast ceasefire

    Brent crude falls below $80 as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping for the duration of the ceasefire.

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European Union · Updated 7m ago

The Green Deal under revision

The Commission launched a formal simplification agenda and agreed to review the 2035 combustion-engine car ban, while the Nature Restoration Law passed with weakened agricultural provisions, indicating continued recalibration of environmental policies.

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