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  • Jun 20

    Italian tourist killed, nearly 1,700 evacuated as fire engulfs Dominican Republic beach resort

    A 46-year-old Italian woman died from smoke inhalation and close to 1,700 guests were evacuated when a fire swept through the Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham resort in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, on Friday.

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Hormuz tolls and Spanish ashes

Trump escalates in Hormuz as Europe hardens defences and heat exposes brittle systems

The Gulf moved from danger to outright economic coercion, with American strikes, Iranian retaliation claims and a proposed fee on the world's most sensitive oil lane. Europe, meanwhile, answered insecurity with missile plans, cyber protests and more rules for technology at home.

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The tick reports on the continuation of established patterns of Ukrainian deep strikes and Russian missile attacks, with a new but limited transfer of Patriot missiles from Poland.

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