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Hormuz, heat and shattered homes

Iran squeezes oil routes as Colombia digs out and Europe sweats through record heat

The past half-day mixed hard power, hard weather and harder rubble. Oil traders watched the Gulf, rescue teams searched Colombian ruins, and European governments discovered that heat alerts do not cool hospitals.

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    Iran asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump claimed the United States maintains total control of the strategic waterway.

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China and the West: decoupling

The tick adds a new military drill by Taiwan and reports increased Chinese patrols, which are incremental developments within the established pattern of regional military activity.

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Rotterdam port explosion

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    Rotterdam port explosion

    Kills one person and injures several others following a blast at the Europoort industrial area in Rotterdam

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