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    German gas bills could fall for millions in 2026 despite Iran war driving wholesale prices up

    An analysis by comparison portal Verivox shows that millions of German households could pay less for gas this year, even as wholesale prices surged due to the Iran conflict, because utilities buy long-term.

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Hormuz fires, La Guaira counts

Trump escalates near Hormuz as Venezuela digs out and Europe sweats through deadly heat

The past 12 hours brought a grim split screen: a widening Gulf confrontation, a Venezuelan disaster zone and European heat that is now killing well beyond the thermometer. Politics also moved fast, with Serbia’s strongman offering an exit that may not loosen his grip, while Washington showed how directly it now intends to police frontier AI.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

Germany's expansion of its AI competence center into a federal safety and supervision hub represents a concrete step in national AI Act enforcement infrastructure.

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