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Robert Habeck

German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969)

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    David Safier turns CDU politician Armin Laschet into reluctant spy in new James Bond parody '00-Laschet'

    Bestselling author David Safier follows his 'Miss Merkel' series with a comedy novel in which Armin Laschet, as Germany's president, stumbles into a secret agent role and must save the world. The book is published on 19 June.

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Bedford, Beirut and bruised Meloni

Europe absorbs shocks as Bedford crash and Lebanon truce collapse test distracted leaders

A fragile ceasefire in Lebanon failed almost as soon as it began, pulling the US-Iran peace track back into uncertainty. In Europe, a fatal rail crash, a Labour revolt, a heatwave and Donald Trump’s quarrel with Giorgia Meloni gave governments little room for quiet Friday management.

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    President Paz declares a state of emergency to clear rural roadblocks as the COB union ends its seven-week strike, though peasant blockades continue around Cochabamba.

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    Rose to six the number of people killed in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes following the ceasefire, as tensions persist despite the agreement.

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Culture, media and the new divides

The EU Commission issued new DSA questionnaires to platforms, and publishers reported accelerating traffic collapse due to AI search summaries, indicating continued regulatory action and media industry challenges.

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