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Two tankers, one hot continent

Houthis squeeze oil routes as regulators confront Google and Europe burns through another heatwave

The day turned on bottlenecks: sea lanes, data centres, courts and fire lines. Energy markets absorbed another Middle East shock, while governments tried to show they still have levers that work.

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Culture, media and the new divides

The European Commission has opened a second formal DSA investigation into Meta, signaling intensified scrutiny of platform design and researcher access, building on previous findings and potentially leading to significant fines or mandated design changes.

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