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Verena Bentele

Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)

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    Germany under nationwide heat warning as temperatures climb to 38°C, severe storms forecast

    The German Weather Service issued heat warnings for nearly the entire country on Friday, with temperatures reaching up to 38°C in the west and southwest, and severe thunderstorms expected in many regions.

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Hormuz opens, Moscow burns

Trump opens Hormuz as Ukraine hits Moscow and trade hawks sharpen their tools

Shipping moved again through Hormuz, but the peace it signals is still held together by a memorandum and mutual suspicion. In Europe, the same day brought a drone-blackened Moscow skyline, a Labour tremor in Wigan and a sharper argument over who pays for AI power and trade protection.

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  • Italy FM cancels US trip over Trump remarks

    Tajani cancels his Washington visit after Trump claimed Prime Minister Meloni begged him for a photo, calling the remarks offensive to Italy.

  • US-Italy diplomatic dispute

    Meloni rejects Trump's claim that she begged him for a photo, while Foreign Minister Tajani cancels his US trip in protest.

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World · Updated 37m ago

China and the West: decoupling

China's first use of blocking rules against an EU probe directly obstructs EU enforcement of trade defense rules, escalating the legal confrontation over industrial subsidies.

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