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July 11 1200 UTC Brief
In business and tech
U.S. jobless claims edged down to 215,000 in the week ending July 4, but economists say tariffs and federal layoffs are still putting a quiet drag on hiring. Apple has also sued OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, which is a reminder that the AI race is now also a legal sprint, with everyone insisting they are the injured party.
In world news
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a deadly wildfire in southern Spain. No broader damage toll was provided, but the fire has already turned fatal, which is the part that matters, even if the briefing keeps the rest frustratingly thin.
In southern Vietnam, a speedboat accident killed 15 Indian tourists. The Indian embassy says it has set up control rooms to help families of the victims. Separately, Zimbabweans are returning home as xenophobic violence continues in South Africa, and South African youth international Luqobo Makwedini has died after collapsing during training in France.
In the Middle East
President Donald Trump has threatened Iran after supporters at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral publicly called for his assassination. In a separate message, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said avenging his father’s killing is the nation’s demand and “must certainly” happen. Tensions remain high, with fresh warnings over alleged plots, attacks on shipping, and upcoming talks in Oman.
In science
A planet about 25 light years from Earth has been reclassified as a lighter, likely rocky world in its star’s habitable zone after astronomers revised its mass. That has renewed interest in whether it could support alien life, which is still a much bigger leap than most headlines admit.
In defense
Germany has delivered the final Leopard 2A4 tank to the Czech Army, completing a fleet of 42 tanks at a handover ceremony in Přáslavice. In Peru, observers also spotted a shipment from South Korea that included at least two K2 Black Panther tanks and six K808 armored personnel carriers. Meanwhile, a French robotics firm has passed a key trial for Pendragon, a program aimed at building France’s first Robotic Combat Unit.
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