International
Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’
Data from satellites shows how Sudan's war devastated its farming heartland, triggering a unprecedented hunger crisis.
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The Take: Would you bet on the next disaster? The rise of prediction market
With the rise of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, where is the line for taking a bet on disaster?
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Economy - China ignores US sanctions and secures energy supplies with Iranian crude
Beijing announced that it will not abide by Washington's restrictions against companies that buy Iranian crude oil, in an unprecedented move that strains the bilateral relationship. The decision protects the supply…
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Business - GameStop makes $56 billion bid to take over eBay in hopes of building Amazon rival
Video game retail company and meme stock champion GameStop has made an offer to take over bidding website eBay for $56 billion. If successful, GameStop would take control of a company four times larger…
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International
Oil prices flat as Trump’s plan for Strait of Hormuz fails to calm market
Brent crude is largely unmoved by Trump's announcement of the operation, dubbed 'Project Freedom'.
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Germany’s Merz downplays rift with Washington despite US troop drawdown
German chancellor says criticism of Donald Trump's strategy in Iran unrelated to troop withdrawal announcement.
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International
Cuba's economy collapses, prices soar
Many Cubans who lived through the Special Period of the 1990s, when Soviet support collapsed, say the current crisis is even worse. Cuba is facing a deep economic and energy emergency, with daily life…
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International
China blocks US sanctions against five ‘teapot’ refineries
Ministry of Commerce says sanctions against refineries accused of importing Iranian oil violate international law.
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International
US approves $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies
US State Department cites emergency circumstances to fast-track sales without the approval of Congress.
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Prices surge, jobs disappear as war strains Iran’s economy
New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the country must defeat its enemies in an economic and cultural struggle, as we
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Economy - Traveling in summer: a luxury that many Europeans cannot afford in the middle of the Iran war
The unusual rise in the price of air tickets, which arose from the impact of the war in the Middle East on fuel supplies, has altered the plans of millions of travelers who...
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International
Havana slams new Trump sanctions as ‘collective punishment’ of Cuban people
The Cuban government has firmly rejected the recent sanctions levied by US President Donald Trump.
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