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Wojciech Konończuk

Polish political scientist

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Bedford, Beirut and bruised Meloni

Europe absorbs shocks as Bedford crash and Lebanon truce collapse test distracted leaders

A fragile ceasefire in Lebanon failed almost as soon as it began, pulling the US-Iran peace track back into uncertainty. In Europe, a fatal rail crash, a Labour revolt, a heatwave and Donald Trump’s quarrel with Giorgia Meloni gave governments little room for quiet Friday management.

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Spain PM's wife indicted, passport seized
Judge Peinado orders Begoña Gómez to face trial for corruption and confiscates her passport, banning her from leaving Spain.
Loire-Atlantique heatwave restrictions
Bans public alcohol consumption and takeaway sales until Monday morning as prefecture responds to a heatwave during the Fête de la musique in Loire-Atlantique.
Israel bombs Hezbollah targets in Beirut
Denies US claims of reopening the Strait of Hormuz while confirming direct negotiations in Switzerland involving JD Vance.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

No new findings were reported, so the state of play remains consistent with the previous cycle's developments.

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