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Tanker transit through Strait of Hormuz plunges as US-Iran ceasefire fractures

The Strait of Hormuz faces a renewed plunge in maritime traffic after the United States ended its ceasefire with Iran, casting a shadow over a tentative commercial recovery, as analysts warn unaddressed differences in the framework agreement risk fuelling further escalation. Traffic volumes dropped again on Thursday, with only 14 vessels transiting the strait, down from 35 a day earlier, according to Veson Nautical, a maritime software and data provider. Real-time data from the vessel-tracking..

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Why India is turning to retired jets to sustain its depleted air force

India’s struggle to replenish its depleted fighter fleet has led one of the world’s largest defence spenders to seek spare parts from decommissioned aircraft. New Delhi recently secured nine retired British-built Jaguar ground-attack jets, which will not enter service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) but will be dismantled to help sustain its six operational Jaguar strike squadrons of about 120 aircraft. Analysts said the acquisition was a practical stopgap but also exposed a deeper weakness in..

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4d07/10⚠ war-conflict · 3/5

IEA Warns Renewed U.S.-Iran Conflict Could Upend Oil Surplus Forecast

Despite the tentative recovery of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the first build-up in global stocks since the war began, this week’s re-escalation of the U.S.-Iran hostilities could flip the outlook for an oil market surplus for next year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. Oil prices have plunged since the United States and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the middle of June, with North Sea Dated prices down by $31 per barrel in June to $68 a barrel

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4d07/10

Man nearly sucked out of ‘detached’ window on Ryanair flight

A man was nearly sucked out of the window of a Ryanair flight when it “detached” mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said. The passenger, described as a tourist from Serbia on a flight from Thessaloniki in Greece to Memmingen in Germany, has been hospitalised with friction burns but was otherwise in good condition, authorities said. “Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting,” a...

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4d07/10

Childfree civil servants in Germany

My partner (30F) and I (30M) are both Beamte (German civil servants with lifetime tenure). No kids by strong conviction, no mortgage, no debt. Our financial base is structurally different from most FIRE paths I see discussed here, and I'm curious whether others in Europe have a similar setup, or whether we're genuinely an edge case. We're essentially unfireable with a guaranteed government pension indexed to inflation. That pension isn't amazing, but it's a floor that eliminates the biggest FIRE

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4d07/10⚠ war-conflict · 3/5

Why Payward chose Hong Kong to be its Asian stablecoin gateway

With its multi-currency advantages and regulatory clarity, Hong Kong has become a critical gateway connecting stablecoins – cryptocurrencies pegged to a stable asset like the US dollar – with traditional finance. Executives said this would help businesses cut costs, lower risks and support expansion into emerging markets. The city’s unique positioning stemmed from its century-long role as a gateway for international business, said Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Payward, the parent company of Kraken – a.

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4d07/10

Hong Kong political parties urge access to fertility services for single women

Hong Kong should allow unmarried women to receive assisted reproductive services and extend the soon-to-expire newborn baby bonus, political parties have urged ahead of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s coming policy address and the city’s first five-year plan. Presenting its proposals to city leader Lee on Friday, Executive Council convenor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee’s New People’s Party (NPP) also suggested a progressive bonus for families with two or more children. The number of registered births

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4d07/10

Chinese eatery boss praised nationwide for forgiving employee behind devastating fire

A restaurant owner in central China has become an online sensation after tearing up an employee’s IOU (“I owe you”) note for a fire that almost destroyed his business. Liang, 45, a veteran restaurateur from Zhengzhou, Henan province, has spent more than two decades in the catering trade and now runs a barbecue restaurant with over 20 staff. One of them, Liu, a 27-year-old chef who has worked there for seven years, posted a photo of the torn-up note on social media on July 3. The story behind it.

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2 Chinese military naval pilots killed during PLA frontline training exercises

Two Chinese military pilots, including a high-ranking tactical commander, were killed during frontline flight training exercises last month, according to official regional government notices and local media tracking. Beijing, which seldom discloses military fatalities, has not made any statement about the deaths, and it is not known if the pilots were killed in the same incident. As China aggressively modernises its armed forces, it has intensified training on new tactics and hardware to ensure.

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Greek anti-terror police arrest 3 after car blast kills 1

Police in Greece on Friday said they had arrested three people in connection to attacks this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion. Hours later, two more people were held over a 2010 deadly firebomb attack that left three dead. In the recent case, “three individuals have been arrested” by anti-terror police in Thessaloniki and the island of Crete, the police said in a statement. The July 1 attacks at dawn in the northern city of Thessaloniki targeted...

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