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US forces strike Iran following a fresh drone attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. As tensions flare in 2026, this military confrontation threatens global energy security and jeopardizes fragile regional ceasefire efforts.

More than 5,100 people in Germany died from heat-related causes this year until the end of June, the Robert Koch Institute reports. But how can researchers prove that someone died because of soaring temperatures?

Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws in the country, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained the bar on women emperors. A popular princess, Aiko, would be next in line if sex was no issue.