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Ceuta burns Brussels' patience

Ceuta strains Europe as Russia pounds Kyiv and Danube idles Hungary's reactor

Europe woke to border panic, heat alerts and a power squeeze, while war and political risk kept moving faster than institutions. The common thread is capacity: states can still react quickly, but their buffers look thin.

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Moscow café terrace explosion
Kills at least 3 people at the Balzi Rossi restaurant during a private party, with Aerospace Forces commander Aleksandr Chaiko reportedly in attendance.
Russian missile strike on Black Sea cargo ship
Scrambles F-16 jets and issues RO-Alert warnings in Tulcea after detecting aerial targets near the Ukraine border
Indonesia ferry fire
Rescuers search for 41 missing passengers after a ferry carrying 250 people caught fire near Madura, leaving five dead and over 200 rescued.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

Ukraine's continued deep strikes on Russian energy and military infrastructure, coupled with Russia's retaliatory port bombardments, maintain the established pattern of reciprocal long-range escalation.

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Catching upDisaster

Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan

Disasters·Top story·Reported 2d 17h ago·Updated 2h 11m ago

Chapter 4 of 2Catching upReported 10h 21m ago
Nirmal Purja dies on Broad Peak
Commenced recovery operations for Nirmal Purja on Broad Peak following his death in an avalanche, as tributes pour in for the legendary mountaineer.
Chapter 1 of 2DisasterDevelopingReported 2d 17h ago
Broad Peak avalanche search
Rescuers find four bodies on Broad Peak after an avalanche leaves 10 climbers missing, including Nirmal Purja

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