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UK Inflation Climbs to a Four-Month High as Energy Bills Jump

  • Britain's inflation rate rose to 2.9% in July, its highest in four months, after a 13% increase in the energy price cap added about £221 to typical household bills.
  • The government pointed to war-driven energy costs while the opposition said Britain was left unprepared for global shocks.

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Lithuania's leaders agree to lift the constitutional ban on nuclear weapons

  • Lithuania's political leaders have agreed in principle to remove a Cold War-era clause in the constitution that bans weapons of mass destruction from the country's soil.
  • The move would clear a legal path for NATO nuclear deterrence — though it does not itself place any weapons in the Baltic state, and a demanding parliamentary vote still lies ahead.

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