Oil breaks $100 as Hormuz stalemate deepens. Pentagon leak: clearing mines could take 6 months. US Navy Secretary fired. US seizes another tanker. Iran says reopening Hormuz 'impossible' amid flagrant ceasefire breaches. Duterte confirmed for ICC crimes against humanity trial. EU formally approves €90bn Ukraine loan.
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• Oil breaks $100/barrel — no public signs of peace breakthrough
• Pentagon leak: clearing Hormuz mines could take six months
• US Navy Secretary Phelan fired — no reason given
• US seizes another oil tanker as peace talks remain in limbo
Iran seizes two ships in Hormuz in retaliation for US Touska seizure. Trump extends ceasefire but blockade continues. UK inflation hits 3.3%. EU unlocks €90bn Ukraine loan. Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights. Gaza needs $70bn to rebuild. Tucker turns on Trump.
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• Iran's IRGC seizes two cargo ships in Hormuz — retaliation for US Touska seizure
• Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely but keeps US blockade in place
• NYT: 'To Iran, Trump blinked first' — Tehran believes it can outlast the standoff
• UK inflation spikes to 3.3% — biggest fuel price jump in 3+ years
• EU unlocks €90bn Ukraine loan after Hungary drops veto
• Gaza needs $70bn to rebuild — UN/EU/World Bank report
• Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as jet fuel surges
Ceasefire expires tomorrow — Vance flies to Pakistan but Iran hasn't confirmed it will attend. 20,000 seafarers stranded in Hormuz. Tim Cook steps down from Apple. EU court strikes down Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law. EU hosts Palestinian peace conference.
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• Ceasefire expires Wednesday — Vance en route to Pakistan, Iran hasn't confirmed attendance
• 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz
• Iran claims 'new cards for the battlefield' — says missile rebuild exceeds pre-war rate
• Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO — John Ternus takes over in September
• EU court strikes down Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law as breach of fundamental values
• Israeli minister's convoy kills Palestinian boy in West Bank
US Marines seize Iranian cargo ship M/V Touska — Iran calls it piracy, vows retaliation. Ceasefire set to expire Wednesday with talks in doubt. Oil surges to $94.69. Japan 7.7 earthquake triggers tsunami warnings. UK economy 'flirting with recession.'
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Hormuz stays shut as Iran turns back tankers, ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight, French peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, UK banks summoned over war's economic impact, Pakistan prepares for new Islamabad talks.
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• Iran turns back two tankers — Hormuz stays shut until US lifts blockade
• Ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight
• UK chancellor summons bank bosses over Iran war's economic impact
• Pakistan prepares for potential new round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad
• Humanoid robot shatters half marathon record in Beijing
Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz after 20-hour window, IRGC fires on tanker, French UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, Carney wins Liberal majority in Canada, Anthropic's Mythos model alarms governments.
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• Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz — IRGC fires on tanker attempting transit
• French UN peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah suspected
• Iran rejects uranium transfer abroad — no date for further US talks
• Carney's Liberal majority reshapes Canadian politics
• Anthropic's Mythos model triggers emergency government meetings
