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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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Reading scores slide across the OECD

Strikes lift oil as Europe targets settlements and German voters shake Berlin

The day’s main stories ran through contested borders, fragile institutions and expensive technology. Markets priced another notch of Middle Eastern risk, while European governments moved from criticism of Israeli settlements to trade restrictions.

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The Middle East after Gaza

Direct US-Iran military exchange with five tankers destroyed and 20 missiles fired at American bases in Jordan moves the conflict beyond proxy warfare into direct confrontation.

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