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UK and France Finalize Postwar Hormuz Mine-Clearing Mission

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 04 June 2026, 11:42 UTC By Faseeh Mangi, Alex Wickham, Samy Adghirni 1 min read

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GIBRALTAR, GIBRALTAR - MAY 22: A member of the Royal Navy works on mine hunting equipment on the RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar, a bay-class landing ship dock which is being upgraded by the Royal Navy to add new cutting-edge uncrewed equipment, allowing it to be used as a 'mothership' for autonomous systems, if needed for operations in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano told Congress on Wednesday that the agency has improved one legacy pain point for individuals who contact it — long phone wait times for the toll-free helpline. SSA has brought the average "speed of answer," or the time it takes for an agent to answer an incoming call, to the "lowest level in a decade," Bisignano said in written testimony to the House Ways and Means Social Security and Work & Welfare subcommittee hearing. In May,...

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UK and France Finalize Postwar Hormuz Mine-Clearing Mission

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