Hormuz: Open or Closed? 10K Heat Wave Deaths, Europe Diplomacy In-Tray

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On today's podcast:

(1) The US launched fresh missile attacks against Iran on Sunday in what has become a pattern of strikes and counterstrikes by Washington and Tehran as the two sides issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping.

(2) This year’s record-breaking heat in central and western Europe has already caused close to 10,000 deaths across the UK, France, Spain and Germany, according research groups and government bodies in the affected countries.

(3) Andy Burnham, the UK’s presumptive next prime minister, is considering unveiling a bolstered budget later this year as allies and experts seek to persuade him to pursue a land tax, public control of utilities and a more ambitious devolution strategy.

(4) UK police said they arrested a suspect on Saturday on suspicion of the murder of former minister and Reform UK politician Ann Widdecombe

(5) Three prominent artificial intelligence developers released new models over the past week. They all promise to be more advanced, but their biggest immediate selling point may not be what they can do but how little they charge to do it.

(6) European foreign ministers will be grappling with the developments in the Middle East when they meet in Brussels this morning.

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