Spain crush France 2-0 to reach 2026 World Cup final, Oyarzabal and Porro on target · 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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Spain-France diplomatic row over World Cup
Defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinal to secure a spot in the final, moving past the recent diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The US confirmed new airstrikes inside Iran and reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and launched missile and drone attacks on US assets and Gulf bases.

Spain crush France 2-0 to reach 2026 World Cup final, Oyarzabal and Porro on target · Pollar