A grim and uneasy mood runs through today’s international headlines. Near Paris, French modelling scout Daniel Siad has been found dead while under investigation over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein, with prosecutors now examining the circumstances as the wider French probe continues. Tensions are also rising sharply in the Gulf, where Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure in response to any attack on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that deepens fears of escalation and economic shock. In Austria, authorities have taken a very different approach to history and extremism, turning Adolf Hitler’s birthplace into a police station to strip it of neo-Nazi symbolism. Elsewhere, questions of accountability dominate: Southampton coach Tonda Eckert faces FA charges in the club’s “Spygate” scandal, while former Southern Water chief Matthew Wright has been charged over alleged manipulation of wastewater testing.