France, Mexico and England reach the World Cup last 16 as North American trade, Hormuz and AI return to the front page

In the past 24 hours, France, Mexico and England advanced in World Cup knockouts. Beyond football, the U.S. declined to extend USMCA unchanged, Iran insisted on control over the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan waters saw more gray-zone pressure, Russia struck Ukrainian fuel stations, Spain counted severe heat deaths, the UN warned on AI risk, and Meta looked to turn excess AI compute into cloud revenue.