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Marie-Anne Kayser leads the Étude newsroom. She previously covered EU finance for the Financial Times and reported from Brussels for a decade.
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians and damaged medical supplies in Gaza after Hamas accepted a US-backed disarmament roadmap. The plan remains caught between Hamas’s demand for an Israeli withdrawal and Israel’s insistence on disarmament first.
Russia killed at least nine people and wounded 33 in an overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv. The attack exposed Ukraine's dwindling supply of Patriot interceptors as Donald Trump retreated from a pledge to license their production.
A powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping centre and leaving workers missing. A tsunami advisory was lifted, but rescue operations and infrastructure checks continued into the night.
Saudi Arabia says it destroyed drones launched from Iraq towards oil facilities in Riyadh and the Eastern Province. A separate Houthi claim against the kingdom’s East–West oil route exposes the fragility of the regional pause.
The United States and Iran held fire for a second consecutive day after 13 nights of US strikes. Oman-led talks over the Strait of Hormuz are advancing, but there is no formal ceasefire and major disputes remain unresolved.
German authorities say the deadly vehicle and stabbing attack near Berlin Pride bears the signs of Islamist terrorism. A 21-year-old suspect remains at large after one woman was killed and 29 people were injured.
Luxembourg recorded 3,461 incidents on buses, trains and trams in 2025, a 5.8% increase. Unions want stronger protection for staff, while the government is advancing legislation on surveillance, order and penalties.
Washington and Riyadh have signed a civilian nuclear agreement that could lead to uranium enrichment inside Saudi Arabia. Its commercial promise is substantial, but the absence of the IAEA’s Additional Protocol has intensified proliferation concerns.
The United States has launched retaliatory strikes against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard after an Iranian missile-and-drone attack killed two US service members in Jordan. One American remains missing and the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz is intensifying.
The United States struck bridges, an airport and port facilities in southern Iran. Tehran retaliated against Gulf countries hosting US forces, damaging a Kuwaiti power and desalination plant.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard declared the Strait of Hormuz closed “until further notice” on Saturday after firing on the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy, leaving one crew member missing. Within hours, US forces began a third round of strikes on Iran this week — burying the ceasefire agreed in June and putting a fifth of the world's oil back at risk.