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Tensions Rise Amid War, Welfare Debate, and Whale CaseSix weeks into a ceasefire, US and Iran continue attacks; student aid reforms face delays; prosecutors handle over 100 reports on a dead whale.
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- US and Iranian forces conducted strikes on military targets near the Strait of Hormuz despite a six-week ceasefire agreement.
- Israel advanced its military presence in Lebanon to a level not seen in 26 years, while Kuwait defended against repeated missile and drone attacks.
- Research Minister Dorothee Bär sparked student outrage by questioning the planned student aid reform and downplaying the challenges of working alongside studies.
- More than 100 legal complaints related to a humpback whale stranded and deceased off Germany's Baltic coast are under review by the Schwerin prosecutor's office.
a strategy of scorched earth and collective punishment— Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese prime minister, accused Israel of pursuing a strategy of scorched-earth and collective punishment.
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