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Hormuz fires, La Guaira counts

Trump escalates near Hormuz as Venezuela digs out and Europe sweats through deadly heat

The past 12 hours brought a grim split screen: a widening Gulf confrontation, a Venezuelan disaster zone and European heat that is now killing well beyond the thermometer. Politics also moved fast, with Serbia’s strongman offering an exit that may not loosen his grip, while Washington showed how directly it now intends to police frontier AI.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

Ukraine's expanded deep-strike campaign and AI integration, alongside Poland's move towards a permanent US military base, represent incremental but notable developments in the conflict's technological and strategic dimensions.

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