World · past 14 days
The significant world news that fits no single desk: elections, institutions, disasters, and the slow-moving stories that later become market narratives.
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Explosions Near Macron's Hotel Test Syria's Fragile Reopening
Two blasts in central Damascus wounded at least 18 people during the French president's visit, but did not halt his schedule.
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Modi and Prabowo Deepen India-Indonesia Ties With Missiles and Payment Links
The two governments advanced a defense and trade partnership spanning BrahMos missiles, port connectivity and cross-border digital payments.
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Kazakhstan's Court Clears the Way for Tokayev to Seek Another Term
The Constitutional Court ruled that a presidency taken up under the new charter counts as a first term, allowing the incumbent to run again.
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UN Rights Body Condemns Escalating Violence in Sudan's El-Obeid
The Human Rights Council approved a measure denouncing attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and its allies around the North Kordofan city.
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A World Cup Upset Reignites Questions About FIFA's Governance
The host nation's exit, and Belgium's mockery of a reversed refereeing decision, sharpened criticism of football's governing body and its political ties.
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Millions Fill Tehran for Khamenei's Funeral as Iran Balances Mourning and Negotiation
The large state turnout for a leader killed in the war with Israel projects unity, even as Tehran keeps negotiating with Washington and oil prices remain low.
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Floods and a Dam Breach Across Asia Underline Climate-Driven Supply Risk
A reservoir failure in southern China, a deadly building collapse in Mumbai, and mourning in Japan show how weather shocks strike commodity-producing and financial hubs alike.
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Wildfires and Heat Return to Southern Europe as Cooling Demand Climbs
A fast-spreading fire in France and a second British heat wave point to a seasonal energy and productivity cost markets now expect.
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Venezuela's Deadly Quakes Followed Years of Warnings About Its Public Housing
Residents, engineers, and seismologists had said for years that state-built homes would fail in a strong earthquake, a warning with relevance beyond Venezuela's borders.
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Brazil's Pro-Israel Right Stumbles as a Bolsonaro Prepares to Challenge Lula
Flávio Bolsonaro is set to run against President Lula da Silva, but scandals and a family dispute are complicating the right's bid to return to power.
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A Rightward Turn Sweeps South America's Politics
A series of elections has shifted power toward the right across the continent, a change investors are watching for its effect on spending, currencies and commodity policy.
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Tens of Thousands Protest as Germany's AfD Opens Party Conference
Roughly 20,000 demonstrators marched in Erfurt against the far-right party, in confrontations that police called largely legitimate but marked by some violence.
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Germany's Far-Right AfD Meets Behind Mass Protests
Tens of thousands demonstrated against a party conference in Erfurt as the anti-immigration party consolidates its position in German politics.
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Extreme Heat Grips Europe and the United States
Southern Spain faces temperatures near 42 degrees Celsius while a dangerous heat wave forced Washington to cancel an Independence Day parade.
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Extreme Heat Cancels a July 4 Parade as America Marks 250 Years
Around 160 million Americans faced heat warnings on Independence Day, forcing Washington to scrap a parade as the country celebrated its anniversary.
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Trump Marks 250th Anniversary With Warning of Threats to American Identity
The United States president used the eve of the country's 250th anniversary to criticize domestic opponents, while his immigration policies reshape travel and tourism flows.
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Indonesia courts Belarus and the Pacific trade bloc in a widening balancing act
Jakarta welcomed Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko while opening accession talks with an 11-nation trade pact, signaling a deliberately non-aligned economic strategy.
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UN forecasters warn of intensifying extreme weather as El Niño strengthens
The World Meteorological Organization sees a greater likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rain, with dangerous heat already threatening World Cup matches in North America.
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Extreme Weather Squeezes Food, Fire and Power Across Three Continents
China's leadership orders forceful flood and drought measures, Spain enters peak fire season, and French shoppers rush to buy cooling units.
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More Than 1,000 Died in Spain's Heat Wave as Europe Endured a Scorching June
Spain went through an extremely hot January-to-June period, and scientists linked the extreme heat across the continent to climate change, adding a recurring cost to Europe's economy.
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Venezuela Reels From Earthquakes as Deported Migrants Are Feared Dead
Many of the 146 Venezuelans deported from the United States the day a powerful earthquake struck are missing or confirmed dead, compounding a disaster in a fragile oil economy.
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Venezuela's Earthquake Toll Passes 1,700 as Aid and Food Run Short
Damage assessments point to tens of thousands of destroyed buildings, and the United Nations warns of food and service shortages in the worst-hit state.
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Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru's Presidency by About 50,000 Votes
The conservative leader prevailed in a runoff decided by less than half a percentage point, after the full count confirmed the result.
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Venezuela Quake Toll Passes 1,700 With Fears of Undercount
Twin earthquakes have killed more than 1,900 people, and experts warn the true figure may be far higher as foreign rescue teams join the response.
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Fujimori Confirmed as Peru's President in Narrow Win
The full count confirmed the right-wing candidate's victory by 49,641 votes, ending a tense wait after a deeply divided runoff.
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Explosion in Monaco Injures Ukrainian Businessman as Suspect Flees to France
An overnight blast at a residence near the French border wounded three people, and authorities are treating it as a targeted attack.
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EU Prepares Tougher Trade Tools Against China as Deficit Nears 360 Billion Euros
Brussels and Beijing opened negotiations on the imbalance and set an October deadline for progress, even as the European Union weighs supply-chain mandates and sector safeguards and its members divide over how far to go.
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Venezuela's Earthquake Toll Passes 1,400 as the Rescue Window Narrows
Foreign teams arrive and governments pledge aid, but five days after the two quakes the chances of finding survivors are falling.
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Venezuela's Quake Toll Climbs With Tens of Thousands Still Missing
The United Nations puts direct physical damage at $6.7 billion as a contested government struggles to mount a relief effort.
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Spain Adds Russia to Its Tax-Haven List and Drops Gibraltar After 35 Years
Madrid aligns its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions with the European Union's stance toward Moscow.
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Europe's Heatwave Leaves at Least 1,000 Excess Deaths in France
A severe early-summer heat episode strains public health and exposes how few European homes have cooling.
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Venezuela's Earthquake Toll Passes 900 as US Aid Reshapes a Fragile Recovery
With at least 1,400 dead and tens of thousands missing, an expanding American relief role intersects with a weakened oil economy.
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EU Weighs Ending Protection for Military-Age Ukrainian Men
The European Commission proposed withdrawing refugee status for Ukrainian men of fighting age, a step Kyiv supports.
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Europe's Heat Wave Strains Power, Tourism and Daily Life
Record June temperatures set a new national high in Germany and have been linked to deaths across Western Europe as the heat moved east.
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Venezuela's Earthquake Toll Reaches 235 as Rescuers Search Collapsed Buildings
Two powerful tremors exposed how decades of underinvestment left Caracas vulnerable, and geologists warned the toll could rise much higher.
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Japan's Parliament Deadlocks as Wage and Reform Fights Sharpen
Opposition parties refused to take part in deliberations over electoral and capital-relocation bills, while the government weighed delaying a minimum-wage target, signs of fiscal and political uncertainty.
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Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 32 in Venezuela
Two quakes above magnitude 7 struck north-central Venezuela seconds apart, killing at least 188 people and collapsing buildings in Caracas as the government declared a state of emergency.
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Kenya's Gen Z Protesters Return to Nairobi Two Years On
Police sealed off the capital as Kenyans marked the anniversary of the 2024 tax revolt and pressed for accountability.
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A Road Named for Trump in an Indian Tech Hub Exposes Strained US-India Ties
A street honoring the US president in Hyderabad drew criticism from the ruling party, underscoring tensions sharpened by tariffs.
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Britain's Labour Party Weighs a Leadership Contest After Starmer Resigns
The prime minister's departure opened a contest over the succession inside the governing party and renewed questions about Britain's political stability.