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    Three men drown in Rhine at Biblis; authorities renew warnings on river and gravel pit swimming

    After three men died in two separate incidents at Biblis last weekend, German authorities are again urging the public to avoid swimming in rivers and active gravel pits, citing currents, ship traffic and bacteria.

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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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  • US strikes Iran for second night

    US forces strike drone depots and air defense sites in southern Iran after Tehran rejected a ceasefire offer and launched new drone attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Venezuela

    Rescuers pull two children alive from rubble as the confirmed death toll reaches 1,430 with 55,000 people reported missing in Caracas.

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World · Updated 31m ago

The US under Trump: second term

The US imposed new tariffs on EU steel and autos, escalating transatlantic trade tensions, and launched a second wave of airstrikes on Iran, intensifying regional conflict.

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