The day’s serious news moved along two familiar tracks: war raised prices, and politics added more of them. Courts, cabinets and weather services then reminded everyone that domestic systems can strain just as quickly as foreign policy.

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China and the West: decoupling

The EU issued a substantial fine against a major Chinese e-commerce platform for regulatory non-compliance, indicating an active enforcement of its Digital Services Act against foreign companies.

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