Morocco defeat Netherlands on penalties to reach World Cup last 16 after stoppage-time drama · Pollar

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Hormuz cools, Peru splits narrowly

Gulf truce steadies oil as courts curb Trump and Europe counts heat deaths

The past half day brought less panic in oil markets, more heat stress in Europe and another batch of rulings from a US Supreme Court that still likes to surprise both sides. Politics also cut fine: Peru picked a president by fewer than 50,000 votes, while companies and governments tried to redraw themselves for a costlier, more AI-driven world.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

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Morocco defeat Netherlands on penalties to reach World Cup last 16 after stoppage-time drama · Pollar