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U.S. and Iran Exchange Direct Strikes as Oil Prices Surge Toward $100

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers while Iran fired ballistic missiles at American naval vessels, escalating a direct confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted international shipping and pushed Brent crude sharply higher.
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New Zealand Bars Climate-Damage Lawsuits Against Companies and Government Entities
Brazil Rejects U.S. Tariff Threats in Dispute Over National Digital Payment System
Israel Plans Partial Withdrawal and Narrower Security Zone in Southern Lebanon
Indonesia Closes Soekarno-Hatta Airport After Anak Krakatau Eruption
Canada Prepares Retaliatory Tariffs as Trade Dispute With U.S. Deepens
Russia and Ukraine Signal Ceasefire Progress After High-Level U.S. Diplomacy
U.S. and Iran Exchange Direct Strikes as Oil Prices Surge Toward $100
Mother Charged With Child Endangerment After Five-Year-Old Walks Alone to Neighborhood Pond
Colorado Democrats Face Ideological Shift After Socialist-Aligned Candidates Win Key Races
Charter School Network Sues State Officials Over Blocked U.S. News Ranking Data
Bill Ackman Funds Experimental Cell Transfer Therapy Intended to Restore Daughter’s Vision
Florida Prosecutors Decline Charges in Fatal Shooting Under Stand Your Ground Law
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