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  • Jun 28

    Poland's railways cancel 258 trains and halt freight as record heat deforms steel tracks nationwide

    On Monday, PKP PLK cancelled 258 passenger trains after soaring temperatures caused steel tracks to deform and overhead wires to sag. Freight services were suspended for six hours to prioritise stranded passengers on a day when thermometers approached 39°C.

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Quibdó, Hormuz and thirsty Europe

Colombia counts quake dead as maritime threats and European heat strain governments

A deadly Colombian earthquake led the day, while governments elsewhere wrestled with slower-moving shocks. Shipping lanes looked less safe, European heat strained power systems, and American courts again policed the line between presidential orders and election law.

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The US under Trump: second term

The US continues its transactional approach by securing Colombia's participation in an anti-cartel coalition, while the core Iran standoff and trade tensions with Europe remain largely unchanged in their dynamic.

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