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Two tankers, one hot continent

Houthis squeeze oil routes as regulators confront Google and Europe burns through another heatwave

The day turned on bottlenecks: sea lanes, data centres, courts and fire lines. Energy markets absorbed another Middle East shock, while governments tried to show they still have levers that work.

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Trump threatens 'major military punishment' after Houthi attack on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea · Pollar