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  • Jun 11

    Swiss prosecutors asked to upgrade charges to murder after Crans-Montana bar owners disclosed fire risk in 2019 WhatsApp messages

    Attorneys for families of the 41 victims of the January 1 bar fire are pushing for more severe charges after a 2019 WhatsApp exchange surfaced, showing the owners had been explicitly warned about the risk of sparklers igniting acoustic foam.

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Reading scores slide across the OECD

Strikes lift oil as Europe targets settlements and German voters shake Berlin

The day’s main stories ran through contested borders, fragile institutions and expensive technology. Markets priced another notch of Middle Eastern risk, while European governments moved from criticism of Israeli settlements to trade restrictions.

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  • Serbia snap election proposal

    President Vucic dissolves parliament and schedules a snap election for October 25, testing the ruling party's majority.

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    Procession begins in Oslo as European leaders and royals gather for the funeral service of King Harald V

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    Collapsed part of the Ritom power plant building following the explosion, complicating rescue efforts for workers trapped inside.

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The US under Trump: second term

Bessent's explicit endorsement of financial tools as foreign policy instruments articulates an existing practice; the Chinese AI advisory opens a new tech-espionage front but does not alter the core doctrine.

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