Heatwaves, Hacks & Hard-Power

Twenty-eight rapid-fire Disguised-SNAP stories on scorching climates, jittery geopolitics, rising cybercrime and shifting public opinion— distilled into 15 minutes of tightly edited dialogue.

Stories Covered

🌡️ Climate & Environment

• Varroa-driven U S honeybee die-off threatens food supply

• Heatwave shuts the Acropolis; Portugal tallies 284 excess deaths

• Delhi pauses old-vehicle fuel ban amid smog fight

⚔️ Conflict & Security

• Beijing wields rare-earth leverage to curb Myanmar rebels

• PLA “telepathy” radio and Red Sea laser incident raise e-war stakes

• Russia courts foreign soldiers, reinforces Armenia; U S Patriot stocks drop to 25 %

• Wagner-linked arsonists convicted in London; Greek dockers boycott Israel-bound cargo

• Hong Kong bomb scare; Zewei Xu extradition saga

💻 Tech & Cyber

• Cairo telecom fire wipes out 38 % of Egypt’s connectivity

• Social-engineering ransomware hobbles M&S; 500 new Scattered-Spider phishing domains

• Google auto-enables Gemini access to calls & messages; OpenAI locks labs after model-theft scare

📈 Business, Energy & Society

• German exports dip before U S tariff deadline; Cyprus Pegasus-1 gas find boosts EU diversification

• French poverty hits 30-year high; U K plans NDA gag-ban

• Japan’s online-first news habit; Pew poll names U S top ally and top threat

• Bergamo airport fatal engine accident; Russia’s Golos election watchdog shuts down

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