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Hormuz opens, Moscow burns

Trump opens Hormuz as Ukraine hits Moscow and trade hawks sharpen their tools

Shipping moved again through Hormuz, but the peace it signals is still held together by a memorandum and mutual suspicion. In Europe, the same day brought a drone-blackened Moscow skyline, a Labour tremor in Wigan and a sharper argument over who pays for AI power and trade protection.

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Netanyahu states Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon as long as necessary, following airstrikes that killed 16 people in the south.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The cancellation of the US Vice President's Geneva trip introduces uncertainty into the recently established US-Iran peace process, potentially impacting the stability of the Strait of Hormuz agreement.

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