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    SPD incumbent Ralf Reinhardt wins third term as Ostprignitz-Ruppin district administrator, defeating AfD challenger in runoff

    Incumbent Ralf Reinhardt (SPD) secured 60.6 percent of the vote in Sunday's runoff, handing the AfD its sixth consecutive defeat in a Brandenburg district administrator election this year.

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Hormuz burns, Europe bakes

Iran and America trade strikes as heat, earthquakes and protests test governments

The day’s news had the feel of systems under load. Shipping lanes, hospitals, rescue crews and presidential calendars all strained at once, which is usually when politics stops being theatre and starts becoming triage.

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The Middle East after Gaza

Iran's direct attacks on US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, coupled with the threat to suspend all diplomatic talks, represent a fundamental and unexpected shift in its security posture and engagement with the US.

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