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    Britain's Financial Conduct Authority opened an internal review into its treatment of Simon Andriesz, a former brokerage executive who died by suicide in Thailand after revealing ties between US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein.

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Yemeni forces retake Bab el-Mandeb

Wars strain trade routes as voters punish incumbents and outbreaks expose brittle states

The day’s sharpest news clustered around weak control: of sea lanes, parliaments, fuel markets and public health. Governments moved fast, but often after events had already moved faster.

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  • Spain snap general election

    Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for Nov. 29 following a parliamentary defeat on housing policy in Madrid.

  • Ukraine targets Russian oil refineries

    Killed two people during the massive drone assault on the Moscow region, marking the first reported casualties from the strike.

  • French student protests escalate

    Surpassed 5,000 arrests as nationwide student protests enter a high-risk third day, with hundreds of schools affected across France.

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The US under Trump: second term

Trump signed a diesel tax-exemption executive order already previewed last cycle; no new shift in the broader policy frame.

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