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Oil jumps and shares fall as Iran warnings chill Strait of Hormuz traffic and shipping reroutes spread
Global oil prices rose sharply on Monday and European equities fell as the regional conflict intensified, following attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian warnings to shipping in a chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas trad...
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Orsi’s first year in power: unemployment and crime fall, wages edge up, growth moderate in Uruguay
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Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US
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Politics
- Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes
- US and Israel launch strikes on Iran; Trump calls them a “massive” operation as Tehran vows retaliation
- Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards
- Bolivia military plane carrying central bank cash crashes; crowd tries to grab banknotes
Economy
- Trump’s tariff uncertainty adds pressure on the dollar after Supreme Court ruling
- Argentina courts shelve hundreds of tax-evasion cases after “Fiscal Innocence” law takes effect
- Brazil’s VP Alckmin backs workweek cuts as a global trend
- Uruguay moves toward ratifying EU–Mercosur deal after special committee approval
Energy & Oil
- UK government actions to help families with impact of the cost of living
- Major fire hits Havana’s Ñico López refinery amid Cuba’s energy crunch
- Trump says he will visit Venezuela, praises Delcy Rodríguez as U.S. expands oil licences
- US lifts key curbs on Venezuelan oil, clearing Repsol and other majors to operate
Environment
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- Colombia brings 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over deforestation
- Argentina clears US oceanographic cruise in the South Atlantic as debate grows over “dual-use” data
- 6.1-magnitude quake hits Chile’s Coquimbo region; authorities rule out tsunami risk
Entertainment
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- Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him
- China showcases humanoid robots at its Spring Festival Gala with kung fu routines for a mass audience
- Brazilian opposition announces legal action against Lula over Rio Carnival tribute
Health & Science
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- Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este
- Under Antarctic ice, Earth’s deepest gravity “low” points to a 70-million-year story
- US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
