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Suu Kyi’s rare ICRC visit: opening move or managed optics?

Authorities publicized photos of the 81-year-old meeting the ICRC’s Myanmar representative, marking her first confirmed outside contact since the 2021 coup.

Published: about 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military authorities say Aung San Suu Kyi, 81, met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, releasing photos of ...

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A surge contained, yet a stress test Europe can’t ignore

Spain reported about 50,000 entrants and over 48,000 returns, as Italy briefly reintroduced checks and Brussels insisted Schengen remained intact amid shifting casualty counts.

Published: about 2 months ago

Over two days in late July, an unprecedented 50,000–60,000 people crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta by land and sea;...

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Washington’s Gaza deal hinges on a sequence neither side accepts

Trump unveiled a disarmament-for-withdrawal roadmap, with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey mediating and a possible Cairo signing as Israel reviews terms.

Published: about 2 months ago

President Donald Trump announced an understanding for Hamas to disarm in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, saying Israel was “very ...

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Planned unwind or crisis response? OPEC+ inches output higher

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five partners will raise September quotas after an online meeting, with Russia’s allotment up 62,000 b/d.

Published: about 2 months ago

After a virtual meeting on Aug. 2, seven OPEC members—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman—agreed to raise their Septem...

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Embargo or aging grid? Cuba’s blackout exposes an unresolved cause

The state utility reported a total system disconnection and mobilized crews after weekend outages that darkened Havana and strained water and communications.

Published: about 2 months ago

Cuba’s state utility reported a “total disconnection” of the national grid late Sunday, plunging Havana and the rest of the country into a second s...

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Spokane wildfires sit between improving weather and canyon-driven escalation

At least three wind-driven blazes near the city have razed 600 structures, displaced as many as 60,000 people, and are burning as dozens of Western fires strain response capacity.

Published: about 2 months ago

Fastmoving wildfires around Spokane have destroyed at least 600 structures and triggered largescale evacuations affecting tens of thousands, as thr...

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Lula’s sovereignty pitch meets murky lines between influence and politics

PT renominates the 80-year-old with Alckmin as running mate as cross-border signals—from Bolsonaro–Trump ties to Milei’s barbs—spill into Brazil’s campaign.

Published: about 2 months ago

Brazil’s Workers’ Party formally nominated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for October’s election, with the 80yearold insisting he is fit to ru...

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US-Japan yen move: signal of friendship or policy shift?

Washington and Tokyo coordinated last week’s intervention—reportedly via a New York Fed euro-for-yen operation—that lifted the currency to about ¥155 per dollar, with both governments signaling readiness to act again.

Published: about 2 months ago

The U.S. and Japan confirmed a rare coordinated operation to support the yen, with the U.S. Treasury—via the New York Fed—joining Tokyo late last w...

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Imminent talks vs. denied talks: Hormuz terms and agenda collide

Oman is brokering Strait of Hormuz arrangements as tanker risks rise and any deal could reshape energy flows and regional naval posture.

Published: about 2 months ago

President Donald Trump said he halted new US attacks on Iran to allow negotiations to begin Monday, touting a deal to “immediately” open the Strait...

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A border surge without a clear trigger tests EU cohesion

An unprecedented 24-hour influx from Morocco into Ceuta left uncertain death tolls, saw most entrants back across the border by weekend, and prompted tighter checks in Italy and France as Madrid sought EU coordination.

Published: about 2 months ago

Tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta in roughly 24 hours, prompting Spanish reinforcements; by the weekend officials...

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Peru’s Odebrecht reckoning collides with non-retroactivity in Humala case

The Constitutional Court voided his 15-year money‑laundering sentence linked to alleged campaign funds from Odebrecht and Venezuela, leading to his release.

Published: about 2 months ago

Peru’s Constitutional Court annulled former president Ollanta Humala’s 15year moneylaundering conviction and released him on July 31, 2026, ruling ...

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Respite meets acceleration: Europe’s fires slow as heatwaves reload

Thousands of firefighters and aircraft, with EU support, fought blazes from France’s Gironde to Greek islands and a U.K. site near a nuclear plant.

Published: about 2 months ago

Vast wildfires swept southwestern France and parts of Spain, forcing mass evacuations and scorching forests and periurban zones; in France’s Girond...

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