France seizes a Russian shadow tanker in the Atlantic as Iran suspends peace talks and threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz
French naval commandos intercepted a sanctioned Russian tanker in the Atlantic on Sunday, triggering a furious Kremlin response. The operation came as Iran suspended all dialogue with the United States and renewed threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs.
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Climate — from mitigation to adaptation
The simultaneous, continent-wide crises of lethal heat, severe flooding, and deepening drought represent a systemic stress test of EU adaptation frameworks, exposing critical gaps in protection and shifting the discourse towards emergency-level, non-linear risk management.
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