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Hormuz closes, Fontainebleau burns

Strikes halt Hormuz traffic as Europe fights fires and capitals punish Russian cyber sabotage

The day’s hard news ran through chokepoints, forests and crowded rooms. A US-Iran exchange froze visible traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Europe counted fires and heat alerts, and a Bangkok pub disaster exposed a familiar gap between inspection and escape.

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Brent Crude

BZ=F·NYM

84.16 USD▲+1.03%(+0.86)

Open

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Day high

85.66 USD

Day low

83.04 USD

Previous close

83.30 USD

Volume

5.2K

52W high

126.10 USD

52W low

58.72 USD