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  • 5d ago

    Oil prices surge then ease after US strikes on Iran and Trump declares ceasefire over

    Brent crude touched $80 a barrel on Wednesday after the US bombed Iranian targets and President Trump declared the ceasefire "over", before pulling back on Thursday as markets steadied.

  • Jun 22

    Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister after two years, Andy Burnham set to take over

    Britain faces its seventh prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer steps down, with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham the clear favourite to succeed him.

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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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