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US–Germany Tensions: Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he wouldn’t advise his children to study or work in the US, pointing to a “social climate” where even the best educated struggle to find jobs—another sign of cooling ties after Trump’s Iran spat and troop-shift talk. Defense Shake-Up: In Washington, Republicans are grilling Army leaders over the Pentagon’s abrupt cancellation of a Poland rotation, with commanders saying they were consulted but offering little clarity on timing. Security Tech: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) has picked a French AI firm, ChapsVision, to run its data systems using ArgonOS instead of Palantir—framed as European “digital sovereignty.” Aviation Fuel Contingency: Israel will supply jet fuel to Germany as the Hormuz crisis disrupts Gulf-to-Europe flows, with volumes depending on how the conflict evolves. Health Watch: Congo’s Ebola outbreak in Ituri is worsening, with 65 deaths reported and lab-confirmed fatalities. Sports Spotlight: Bayern keep veteran Manuel Neuer through 2027, while Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma is ruled out of the World Cup with injury.

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