Governments spent the day drawing lines, then discovered how quickly others could cross them. Europe hardened trade policy toward Israeli settlements, Saudi energy sites burned after Houthi strikes, and German conservatives confronted the scale of their eastern collapse.

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Brazil Supreme Court removes police chief
Second Panel of the Supreme Court votes to remove Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues, prompting other top directors to resign in protest.
Twelve nations target settlement goods
Poland and 11 other nations restrict or review trade on goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, following a joint initiative announced by the UK Foreign Office.

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Culture, media and the new divides

Ireland's media regulator opened a formal probe into X under the Online Safety Code, adding a national enforcement track alongside the Commission's existing DSA case against Meta.

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