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ECB won't flinch yet in the shadow of Trump's trade war
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank is likely to stare down the economic danger posed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs by opting to leave a potential cut in borrowing costs for another day. Most Read from Bloomberg In their final...
Fire put out at Iran’s largest oil refinery, no sabotage involved
Press TV
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Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out at one of the units of Iran’s largest oil refinery, as authorities have ruled out that sabotage was involved in the incident. A Saturday report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency said that the...
Iran says nuclear site attack proved military option is futile
Iran International
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July 19, 2025
Speaking on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, Abbas Araghchi said Iran remains open to a negotiated deal but only if the US “puts aside military ambitions” and compensates for past actions. “There is no military option...
Syria, Israel reach ceasefire amid Suwayda unrest
Greater Kashmir
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July 19, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 19: Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire following several days of airstrikes and escalating violence in southwestern Syria’s Suwayda region, according to an announcement by the U.S. ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack. The...
Iran’s active diplomacy advances toward constructive engagement with world, says envoy to China
Tehran Times
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July 19, 2025
TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has emphasized the country’s strategic push for constructive engagement and stronger ties with key regional and international partners, as part of its growing role in global diplomacy....
Oman leads Arab support for Syria amid Israeli airstrikes
Muscat Daily
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July 19, 2025
Muscat – Arab foreign ministers, including Oman’s H E Sayyid Badr al Busaidi, have condemned Israel’s recent air strikes on Syria, calling these a violation of international law and a threat to the its sovereignty and stability. In a series of...
India and China: A complex web of evolving geopolitical dynamics and economic ties
The Week
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A comprehensive survey by Pew Research Centre reveals India’s complex relationship with China, showing both warming economic sentiments and persistent concerns about bilateral ties, according to a report released earlier this week. The survey,...
PETER BRUCE | Now is not the time for toxic politics
Times LIVE
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Instead of trying to reset relations with the US, SA should instead reset relations with Israel — and it could start now, by reopening our embassy in Tel Aviv 20 July 2025 - 00:00 This week, South Africa’s body politic was jolted by a rapid-fire...
NY Post Writer Makes Brilliant Point About Candace Owens, Tucker Claims That Epstein Was Israeli Blackmail Op
The Western Journal
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July 19, 2025
One of the most poisonous aspects regarding the controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein files this week was claims from figures on the right that the sex trafficker and financier is somehow involved in Israel blackmailing Americans into silence. The...
Italian Florence University joins academic boycott, drops Israeli ties
Al Mayadeen
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July 19, 2025
Five departments at the University of Florence have ended partnerships with Israeli institutions, citing complicity in occupation and apartheid policies. In a significant move aligned with the growing global campaign for Palestinian rights, five...
US declares Syria-Israel ceasefire
Bangladesh Post
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AFP, Sweida: Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida yesterday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province. Israel had bombed defence ministry forces in both...
UK move to lower voting age sparks renewed calls from Israeli youth
Ynet
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July 19, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement this week that the voting age will be lowered to 16 has reignited calls among Israeli youth leaders for a similar move ahead of future national elections. Starmer, citing low voter turnout in...
Third Palestinian child succumbs to Israeli-enforced starvation in Gaza in a single day
Press TV
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July 19, 2025
A third Palestinian child dies in the Gaza Strip within 24 hours of the starvation that is being imposed with full force by the Israeli regime as a means of lending further brutality to Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the coastal sliver. The weeks-old...
After Gaza duty, Israeli soldiers kill themselves
Oman Observer
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July 19, 2025
Daniel Edri returned to Israel alive. He had served as a reservist in Gaza and southern Lebanon. When the missions ended, he carried no visible wounds. Yet he returned home unable to sleep, unable to escape the memories. He spoke to his mother...
As I fear for my ancestral homeland Iran, I find solace in Persian music | Dellaram Vreeland
The Guardian
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July 19, 2025
My vintage Pioneer turntable is playing the music of the Ballarat-based duo Zöj. The voice of the Iranian singer Gelareh Pour and her Persian kamancheh, a bowed string instrument, are feeding my lounge with the song The God of Rainbows. The...
Released Israeli captive calls on Trump to let remaining hostages 'emerge through gates of hell'
I24 News
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Speaking before a pro-hostage rally in Tel Aviv, released Hamas captive Doron Steinbrecher called on U.S. and Israeli leaders to secure the release of the rest of the hostages. As well as urging Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do his...
Thousands rally across Israel demanding hostage deal as war hits day 652
Ynet
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July 19, 2025
Thousands of Israelis rallied across the country Saturday night, marking 652 days since Hamas terrorists captured hostages—50 of whom remain in captivity—during the October 7 attack, demanding a comprehensive deal to bring them all home. 4 View...
12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Daily Finland
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At least 12 Palestinians, including an infant, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, reported Xinhua, quoting Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told Xinhua...
Roundup: Britain to strengthen relations with Germany, France amid post-Brexit pivot
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua Writers Zheng Bofei, Larry Neild LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Standing in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), draped in the national flags of both nations, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on...
What happened to Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’? Inside the London car crash that left him in a 20-year coma before his death
The Economic Times
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July 19, 2025
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, famously known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has died at the age of 36 after spending the last two decades in a coma. His long medical ordeal began in 2005 after a horrific car crash in London that left...