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"Hormuz tensions, China hoarding and Trump alarms unsettle a fragile world."
WORLD
tense
Ships test Iran limits in tense Hormuz Strait
Attacks jolt markets as Trump urges calm
Australia PM heckled at Sydney Ramadan event
Hormuz traffic, market shocks and Australian unrest show war and politics rippling far beyond Iran.
US
anxious
Report: Trump rapidly dismantling US democracy
3 charged in plot to smuggle US AI to China
FCC clears Nexstar-Tegna TV merger amid suits
Democracy warnings, AI smuggling charges and a giant TV merger deepen political and legal fights.
BUSINESS
cautious
India-Hormuz deal calms vital oil chokepoint
China pulls silver from world markets amid demand
US, Israeli leaders seek to soothe investors
Gulf diplomacy, Chinese metal hoarding and chip diversion claims unsettle commodity and credit markets.
SCIENCE
alarming
Chemical pollutants saturate the world’s oceans
US says Super Micro trio broke China export laws
Global oceans brim with industrial toxins as the US tightens controls on advanced chip exports to China.
SPORTS
energetic
Luka scores 60 as Lakers extend streak in Miami
UNC's Davis rejects fatigue excuse after collapse
Dončić drops 60 as streaking Lakers rout Heat
Dončić's 60-point show fuels the Lakers as UNC regroups and English clubs brace for a pivotal weekend.