Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses kill 8, wound dozens in Moscow and Tambov regions · Pollar

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Hormuz, tariffs and hotter Spain

Trump escalates Gulf war as tariffs strain Canada and heat tests Europe

The day’s serious news moved along two familiar tracks: war raised prices, and politics added more of them. Courts, cabinets and weather services then reminded everyone that domestic systems can strain just as quickly as foreign policy.

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The US under Trump: second term

NATO members agreed to a 5% GDP defense spending target, a significant shift in burden-sharing, while the US also announced new tariffs on EU and Canadian goods and declared its intent to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses kill 8, wound dozens in Moscow and Tambov regions · Pollar