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European Union leaders are closing ranks around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, as a sharp public rift with former U.S. President Donald Trump dominates the second day of the EU summit. The diplomatic fracture raises serious questions about Western unity and the long-term architecture of support for Ukraine.
Shifting to a story about fire and consequence, Indonesia is battling its worst forest fires in more than a decade, with four lives already lost. Jakarta has now agreed to accept international assistance as the blazes spread. It's a grim reminder that environmental crises rarely respect borders, and the human cost arrives before the political response does.
Closer to home for farmers across Europe, extreme weather is quietly dismantling agricultural livelihoods at a pace that rarely makes headlines. The continent is reportedly losing hundreds of farms every single day. Researchers and growers are pointing to crop diversification and outcome-based subsidies as practical tools, arguing that the food system needs structural reform, not just emergency aid.
Those are the stories driving the conversation this morning. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
