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Millions of people across the UK and Europe witnessed a significant solar eclipse, with more than 90% of the sun covered in most of the UK and a rare total eclipse visible in Iceland and Spain. The BBC's science correspondent, reporting from Burgos in Spain, described the diamond ring, the sun's corona, and the emotional reactions of onlookers, including a traveler from North Carolina who saw about a minute and 40 seconds of totality. The moon's shadow crossed northern Spain from Galicia eastward through cities including León, Burgos, Bilbao, Zaragoza, and Valencia before reaching the Balearic Islands.

In the Middle East, President Trump reinforced claims of US control over the Strait of Hormuz, though shipping traffic through the waterway remains a trickle, with just 14 vessels crossing on Tuesday compared to 130-140 before the war. Iran-backed Houthis struck a cargo ship in the Red Sea with three ballistic missiles, killing six and injuring ten, marking the first deadly attack since the start of the Iran war. An advisor to Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Iran could prolong the conflict until the next US presidential term, and Trump admitted he was covertly moved to a second plane after a missile threat from Iran during a NATO summit. Dozens of US water plants have reported cyber attacks, with authorities pointing to Iran. A BBC Persian correspondent discussed Iran's capabilities, noting the use of manpads and the country's hardliners growing more confident.

Israeli security forces clashed with settlers who had trapped two Palestinian families in their homes in the village of Khusra in the occupied West Bank, cutting off water and power. The settlers left but later returned, and an army checkpoint blocked access to the area. The Israeli military leadership criticized the settler violence, but Palestinians accused the army of allowing impunity, with the UN reporting an average of six settler attacks per day this year. In Colombia, three days of mourning were declared after Monday's earthquake, with the president reporting 265 killed and nearly 500 missing. Rescue workers found survivors, including a baby and a man, and 32-year-old Daniela Largo, who was pulled from under four concrete slabs.