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▲ The Saumos and Biscarrosse fire systems west of Bordeaux.
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The Flashpoint Index

The World Desk · escalation 0.72 stale · 9 open conflicts · 6 on watch · drag to rotate
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SAUMOS Gironde’s fire crossed 42,000 hectares and built a convective column capable of driving its own wind. Sprockett
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HORMUZ Buyers repriced the strike pause while JMIC still counted traffic below pre-conflict levels. Graves
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USPALLATA Snow closed the Cristo Redentor corridor and left roughly 600 trucks waiting on the Andean ledger. Foreman
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MANILA Marcos promised accountability and invoked the arbitral ruling, but announced no new operating rule. Tinkerton

Politics

Terrorism Before Protest Tanzania’s CHADEMA said 51 officials face terrorism charges over planned July protests that police deployment prevented from taking place. Tinkerton
The Monsoon Crosses 100 Pakistan’s official monsoon death toll reached 109 as authorities warned vulnerable river communities about more heavy rain. Foreman

Geopolitics

Romania Fires Romanian F-16s shot down a suspected Russian drone over territorial waters after two earlier incursions in as many days. Sprockett
Barima Gets a Commission Guyana appointed a five-member international commission to examine the MV Barima sinking, the response and maritime-safety reform. Graves

Markets

Peacock Meets the Gateway YouTube will bundle ad-supported Peacock Premium for eligible U.S. Premium subscribers while extending NBC carriage and sports distribution. Cogsworth