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  • Jul 9

    Oil prices surge then ease after US strikes on Iran and Trump declares ceasefire over

    Brent crude touched $80 a barrel on Wednesday after the US bombed Iranian targets and President Trump declared the ceasefire "over", before pulling back on Thursday as markets steadied.

  • Jun 22

    Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister after two years, Andy Burnham set to take over

    Britain faces its seventh prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer steps down, with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham the clear favourite to succeed him.

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AfD tops a German state

Ukraine strikes Moscow as German voters punish Merz and Arctic powers bargain

The day’s heaviest news ran from Moscow’s air defences to Berlin’s ballot boxes. Governments also tried to turn pressure into policy, in the Arctic, at Spain’s border, and at Europe’s petrol pumps.

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  • Berlin state election voting begins

    Demands federal government to review its course following the regional election results, as pressure mounts on the ruling coalition.

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    Injures six people after a 17-year-old French driver crashes into the crowd during a car event in Avelgem, leaving one girl seriously injured.

  • Saudi Arabia air-raid alerts

    Confirmed that the Houthis agreed to refrain from targeting the United States, according to Donald Trump, marking a shift in the group's stated operational scope.

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The Middle East after Gaza

Washington's public escalation warning and el-Sisi's direct appeal to the CIA director add diplomatic pressure but do not alter the underlying military or alignment picture.

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