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European Council President António Costa arrives for a meeting with European Union leaders.

Costa launches EU capitals tour to seek 2028–34 budget deal

The European Council president is testing compromises on the nearly €2 trillion plan as governments remain divided over its size, priorities and funding.

Oil tanker traffic near a strategic maritime chokepoint.

Middle East

Hormuz Has Become the Test of Mideast Energy Resilience

Q2 developments showed that alternate routes, storage, sanctions policy and OPEC+ cohesion all depend on the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong delivers a foreign-policy address in Sydney.

Oceania

Penny Wong frames Australia's multicultural cohesion as a national-security asset

The foreign minister's planned speech links domestic cohesion to Indo-Pacific partnerships, trade and resilience as One Nation's support rises and Pauline Hanson calls for a monoculture.

Giorgia Meloni speaking during a diplomatic appearance in Ankara.

Europe

Meloni Defends Trump Line and Calls for Western Unity

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in Ankara that she had no regrets over her position toward Trump and framed her stance around the unity of the West and Italy's national interest.

A wide view of an Australian metropolitan area showing dense housing, transport infrastructure and the surrounding urban landscape.

Oceania

Australia's Pressure Points Are Converging Into a Test of State Capacity

Cost-of-living strain, housing scarcity, migration pressures, technological disruption and strategic uncertainty are no longer separate debates in Australia. Together, they are testing whether public institutions can plan, coordinate and deliver at the scale citizens expect.

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