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Gold Holds Above $4,300 as Traders Weigh Hormuz Talks, Inflation

Gold steadied above $4,300 an ounce, as traders assessed the latest development around the Strait of Hormuz while awaiting the release of a key US …

Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC

Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.

Iran replaces top security official at crucial moment in talks over Strait …

Mohsen Rezaei appointed head of Supreme National Security Council after Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr steps down

Stocks Hold Near Record Highs, Oil Ticks Higher: Markets Wrap

Stocks held near record highs with traders looking to the next big data print from the US as bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes eased. …

Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Aug. 10

Oil held onto gains from the end of last week as Iran and Oman remained short of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, …

Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai to Ireland

Irish government jet believed to be carrying alleged drug trafficker lands in Dublin

Burnham promises to tackle false discounts in latest cost-of-living pledge

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

FirstFT: Ex-CIA officials warn Donald Trump is dismantling US guardrails

Also in today’s newsletter: Kashmir protests test Pakistan’s military rulers and the bank behind China’s AI listings bonanza

China Bets on AI Stocks as It Races Against US for Chip, …

The strategy marks a break from Beijing’s reliance on subsidies and state funding.

Australian Wheat Crop Rebounds at Crucial Time for Global Supply

Prospects for Australia’s upcoming wheat crop are turning more optimistic, helping to buffer an increasingly grim global supply outlook for the grain.

Aussie-Yen Is Set to Approach Three-Decade High, Analysts Say

The Australian dollar is poised to climb back toward a 35-year high against the yen as the impact of Tokyo’s currency intervention fades and the …

Germany warns of ‘daily hybrid warfare’ after explosive-laden drone found

Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, and covert operations are a 'constant reality', says Germany's interior minister.

Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.

No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast for true obsessives

Sadly, there hasn't been a new episode of No Dogs in Space since July of 2024. Part four of the podcast's series on Can wrapped …

Palestinians say Netanyahu’s decision leaves ‘no clear path’ to peace

‘We're going backwards.’

Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen

The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday.

Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen

The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday.

Man arrested after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty killing woman and …

Twelve other people initially rescued from the water are all reported to be in stable condition.

Israel is ‘trying to make Palestine disappear’: The Elders

Former Irish President Mary Robinson: Israel ‘erasing Palestine physically, economically, culturally and politically’.

Tehran says US must meet new conditions before Iran reopens strait

Iranian rhetoric hardens amid push to seal deal between Islamic republic and Oman that would reopen the waterway

Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

Can the Doha Framework end the conflict in eastern DRC?

Kinshasa hands over 15 prisoners to powerful rebel alliance.

Hundreds of anti-tourism Spanish protesters march in Mallorca’s Soller

Hundreds of people marched on Saturday in the town of Soller, in the island of Mallorca against mass tourism.