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    Heat dome pushes into Germany, temperatures could reach 40°C by midweek

    A heat dome that brought 43°C to France is shifting east, pushing temperatures in Germany toward 40°C by Wednesday. The German Weather Service warns of extreme heat stress and severe thunderstorms.

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Hormuz, heat and Chequers

Iran tests Swiss talks as heat strains Europe and Starmer weighs a managed exit

Fragile authority set the day’s rhythm: at sea, in party rooms and under a punishing European sky. The biggest risks were not abstract ones, but queues at ports, overloaded hospitals, jittery parliaments and alliances fraying in public.

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World · Updated 30m ago

The US under Trump: second term

A new executive order directing USAID cuts and conditionalities has triggered diplomatic fallout with partner governments and NGOs, while US-Iran negotiations have concluded their first round with an agreement for technical talks.

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