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    Wildfire on munitions-laden former Soviet range near Neustrelitz under control after four days

    Firefighters have brought a large wildfire on a former Soviet tank firing range in the Müritz National Park under control, but high soil temperatures and unexploded ordnance keep the area dangerous.

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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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Demography and migration

The heatwave and associated excess deaths are a significant environmental event, but do not directly alter the core dynamics of migration policy or public opinion on immigration this cycle.

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