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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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  • Magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits northwest Spain

    A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck León and Galicia, with tremors felt across northern Portugal, Spain's National Geographic Institute reports.

  • Poland airspace alert during Ukraine strikes

    Poland's air navigation agency PAŻP suspends Lublin airport flights for military operations. Rzeszów runs with limits; the RCB has issued six alerts in 24 hours.

  • Italian airspace data network failure

    Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport also has delays, with a Ryanair flight to Trapani leaving 90 minutes late, Rainews reports.

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The US under Trump: second term

One new report of a planned Russian strike campaign; no new US policy shift, treaty move or tariff action this cycle.

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