Antonelli beats Leclerc at Spa to win Belgian GP, opens 45-point F1 lead after Russell crashes out · Pollar

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Spain lifts the trophy and fights the fires

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The past half-day brought several versions of the same problem: governments trying to keep pace with events that moved faster than their machinery. War closed a trade artery, fire emptied villages, disease crossed borders on paper if not yet in patients, and an old ferry vanished into rough water.

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Concludes the ninth wave of US military strikes against targets within Iran, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict.

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Antonelli beats Leclerc at Spa to win Belgian GP, opens 45-point F1 lead after Russell crashes out · Pollar