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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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WTI Crude

CL=F·NYM

79.51 USD▲+1.75%(+1.37)

Open

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Day high

80.42 USD

Day low

77.86 USD

Previous close

78.14 USD

Volume

29.4K

52W high

119.48 USD

52W low

54.98 USD