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Updates, events, and trends from around the world

Thick smoke from Canadian fires drifts across continents
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Borders, Bombs, and Bold Journeys

This week’s news spans the past, present, and future—from wartime relics unearthed in Cologne to wildfire smoke drifting across oceans, and from high-stakes policy moves in Washington to new ambitions…
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Hong Kong’s baby pandas named Jia Jia and De De in public ceremony.
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Pandas, Power, and Precarious Peaks

As India arms up and pandas earn names, this week’s stories span rising waters, summit triumphs, and cultural collisions. In Tokyo, manga stirs seismic fear. In Europe, tourists pocket history.…
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Cannes opens with a politically charged lineup and global spotlight.
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Glamour, Gold, and Gathering Storms

As Cannes rolls out the red carpet and Eurovision lights up Europe, deeper tremors—both geological and financial—are stirring beneath the surface. United Airlines goes luxe, experts warn of gold rush…
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Venice prepares to lift itself above rising floodwaters.
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Lines Crossed and Ground Shifted

Tensions flare between India and Pakistan, Trump revisits Greenland, and Venice prepares to rise—literally. Meanwhile, new ID rules reshape American travel, and a symbolic Gulf renaming faces global resistance. As…
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Spain recovers after one of its worst blackouts in history.
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Power, Peaks, and Political Shifts

A blackout throws Iberia into darkness, Trump’s climate purge alarms scientists, and Everest access gets harder for amateur climbers. Meanwhile, Canada votes, Romania’s wild bears roam free, and astronomers detect…
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An earthquake near Istanbul renews fears of a larger one.
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Speed, Shocks, and Shifting Lines

Europe fines Big Tech, Morocco redefines travel, and Trump hints at a trade reversal. As the global landscape shifts, new forces are reshaping how we move, connect, and govern. From…
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Gaudí’s legacy reaches new heights on the path to sainthood
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Heat, Holiness, and High Stakes

Trade tensions flare, saints are named, and heat becomes a matter of survival. As Europe threatens retaliatory tariffs, Ecuador opens the door to U.S. forces, and South Asia braces for…
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Global trade jolted as sweeping tariffs take effect.
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Tariff Tensions and Cracks in Control

A sweeping trade shift takes hold as global tariffs reshape the economic order. China rallies opposition to what it calls U.S. “trade tyranny,” while retaliatory moves deepen fractures among former…
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