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  • May 25

    Toxic Industrial Fire in Tubize Releases Asbestos, Disrupts Belgian World Cup Camp

    An industrial fire at a textile warehouse in Tubize, Belgium, released toxic asbestos-laden smoke on Monday, prompting shelter-in-place orders for six communes and forcing the Belgian national football team to scale back World Cup preparations.

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Hackers cook supermarket fridges

Russia spurns ceasefires as attacks, sanctions and cyber shocks stretch governments across Europe

The day brought the familiar mix of hard power and softer systems failing under pressure. Russia rejected a Ukrainian election truce, Saudi Arabia shut its main airport after Houthi strikes, and European supermarkets discovered that a hacked fridge can be a national problem.

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    Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies at age 34 in Texas, authorities confirm.

  • Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex centers

    Reduced pro-Kremlin bot activity following the drone strikes, President Zelensky claims, as experts analyze the impact on Russian digital operations.

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    Accuses the Trump administration of political intimidation following the federal search of her home.

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Culture, media and the new divides

A Commission DSA warning on livestreamed violence and a Polish presidential signature appeal add to existing tracks without changing law.

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