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    Germany records 41.5°C all-time high as Bavaria ties 40.8°C record

    A searing heatwave pushed Germany’s temperature to a new national high of 41.5°C on Saturday, while Bavaria matched its 40.8°C record for the second day running.

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Hormuz drones, Europe at 41.5

Trump tests Hormuz truce as Europe swelters and Venezuela counts quake losses

The past 12 hours brought a familiar modern mix: war risk at a chokepoint, lethal heat in rich countries, and a poor country searching for beds after the ground moved again. Diplomats signed papers in Washington, but armed groups and weather systems answered faster.

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