Seven more survivors found after Indonesia's KM Nurul Salsa passenger boat sank off Sulawesi, bringing total rescued to 56. At least 5 dead, 18 missing. Search hampered by rough seas.
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The Strait of Hormuz closure in 2026 removed 20% of global oil supplies, triggering the largest energy shock since the 1970s. Trade growth slashed to 1.5-2.5%, inflation reignites, and supply chains reconfigure. Learn how this crisis reshapes global energy and economic security.
Global defense spending hit $2.72T in 2024 and keeps rising. IMF warns defense booms add 7% of GDP to public debt within 3 years. Learn how this reshapes sovereign debt, inflation, and central bank independence.
European NATO members are undertaking their largest peacetime military buildup, with combined defense budgets approaching €800 billion annually. Triggered by Russia's war on Ukraine and NATO's new 3.5% GDP spending floor, this analysis examines Germany's €108B budget, Poland's 4.8% GDP allocation, and the EU's €150B SAFE program, along with structural challenges like industrial fragmentation and labor shortages.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suspends the June 2026 Islamabad Memorandum with the US, blasting President Trump's signature as 'worth nothing' amid renewed airstrikes and a collapsing ceasefire.
Lightning killed 97 Valais Blacknose sheep in Switzerland after they were penned together for wolf protection. The tragedy on Eggerhorn alp during a storm with 26,000 lightning strikes raises questions about predator management trade-offs.
A Deutsche Bahn security guard is critically injured after falling from a train at 120 km/h during a violent confrontation. Rising attacks on railway staff spark safety concerns in Germany.
A wildfire in Germany's Müritz National Park has burned 390 hectares since July 13, with unexploded WWII anti-tank grenades preventing direct firefighting. Over 400 responders use sprinklers and helicopters from a safe 1,000m distance. Granzin village evacuated. Read the full update.
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