Pogacar avenges 2024 defeat with dominant stage 10 win at Le Lioran, Seixas claims first Tour podium · Pollar

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Hormuz tolls and Bastille armour

Trump strains Hormuz as Europe rearms and US politics loses a sanctions hawk

The serious news clustered around force and its price. Washington and Tehran traded blows around the Gulf, Europe put military solidarity on parade in Paris, and political shocks in Washington and Madrid complicated already fragile coalitions.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The US resumed intensive airstrikes and a naval blockade on Iran, which responded with direct missile and drone attacks on Gulf shipping and US-linked targets, escalating the confrontation to a new level of direct military engagement.

Pogacar avenges 2024 defeat with dominant stage 10 win at Le Lioran, Seixas claims first Tour podium · Pollar