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Commercial Ships Sink in the Strait of Hormuz Following Iranian Drone Attacks as Maritime Traffic Plummets

Iranian drone strikes have sunk two commercial vessels and damaged an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting British maritime authorities to report that shipping through the strategic energy chokepoint has plunged by seventy percent.
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Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomats and Journalists in the West Bank
Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France Over Rising Living Costs as Discontent Spreads
Unidentified Drone Strikes Target Merchant Shipping in the Black Sea off the Coast of Romania
Russian Forces Resume Strikes on Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure as Informal Ceasefire Collapses
Houthi Rebels Strike Saudi Arabian Airports and Aramco Headquarters in Coordinated Attack
Commercial Ships Sink in the Strait of Hormuz Following Iranian Drone Attacks as Maritime Traffic Plummets
United States President Donald Trump Waives Russian Sanctions Prompting European Union and Bipartisan Backlash
Mexican Court Sentences Three Men to Over 150 Years for Murder of American and Australian Surfers
Astronomers Confirm Discovery of First Known "Green Star"
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