Iran Conflict Lifts Oil Prices but Pressures Gold: Higher Fed Rate Expectations Override Safe-Haven Demand – Article
Spot gold traded at $4,001–$4,008, down over 3% for the week and briefly below $4,000 despite a sixth…
Lebanese PM plants flag in southern village, hailing start of ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’
Lebanon’s prime minister on Wednesday visited a battered southern village that was vacated by Israeli troops, planting a…
Donald Trump to attend ceremony as four US soldiers killed in Iran war are returned
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday will attend a ceremony for four US service members killed in Iranian…
Trump to seek Congress approval for US-Saudi nuclear energy pact without safeguards
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to submit to Congress a pact with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear…
Journalists killed, disappeared in Syria, sectarian attack reports suppressed
Journalism continues to be harshly suppressed in Syria, with journalists still being disappeared and killed despite some improvements…
Smoke seen rising from Aqaba, Jordan after Iranian missile launch
Smoke was seen rising from the Aqaba area in Jordan after Iran launched missiles towards Jordan on Wednesday.…
Saudis and US strike deal for kingdom to enrich uranium, reports say | US foreign policy
Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability…
US-Saudi nuclear deal makes no mention of normalization with Israel
The Trump administration plans to submit to Congress a pact with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear power technology…
Island Nation of Nauru Announces Opening of Embassy in Jerusalem
The island nation of Nauru, located approximately 4,000 kilometers from the coast of Hawaii, has announced the opening…
Israel election 2026: Netanyahu turns on Haredi allies after draft deal backfires
After advancing the “Haredi deal”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has changed course following the electoral damage it caused…
3 million views and counting: the Israeli marriage proposal that broke the internet
Ido Gallico and Emily Maman never imagined in their wildest dreams that they would break the internet like…
July 21, 2026 — Pete Hegseth testifies at hearing on Iran funding, says war cost $37.5 billion
Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital Tehran early Wednesday, several state media reported. “Tehran’s air defenses…