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Futures, Dollar Slide As Trump Renews Tariff Threats, Middle East Tensions Spike
Zero Hedge
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Stock futures, bond yields and the dollar are all lower after Trump ramped trade war tensions back up saying he wants to set unilateral tariff rates higher/reimpose higher duties within the next two weeks to on several countries before the July...
China Market Update: Risk Off Night On Middle East Tensions & Trump Tariff Saber Rattling
Forbes
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CLNKraneShares Key News Despite a weaker US dollar, Asian equities were off overnight on growing chatter of a coming Middle East crisis and Trump’s tariff threat reiteration. On the former, Mainland media noted that the International Atomic Energy...
DAX Down Sharply As Trade Concerns, Middle East Tensions Hurt Sentiment
RTTNews
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June 12, 2025
German stocks are notably lower on Thursday, weighed down by trade tensions and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Amid a lack of specifics in the much talked about framework agreement, it is feared that the U.S.-China trade tensions may not...
Ascott Grows The Crest Collection in East Asia and the Middle East, Extending the Brand’s Heritage-Inspired Luxury Beyond Europe and Southeast Asia
Hospitality Net
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June 12, 2025
Added new locations in Japan, China, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including the brand’s first resort La Clef Bangkok by The Crest Collection is set to open soon, bringing the brand’s number of operating properties in Southeast Asia to four Launches...
DHL steps up Middle East expansion with $570M in planned investments
FreightWaves
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June 12, 2025
Global logistics and parcel powerhouse DHL Group will invest more than $571 million on infrastructure, vehicles and product offerings in Gulf Arab states through 2030 , pushing for more business in a region experiencing significant trade growth,...
Level 4 ‘Do not travel’ warning issued for Middle Eastern country, kidnappings among concerns
MLive - Michigan
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June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON -- The State Department says Americans should not travel to Iraq for any reason as part of a Level 4 travel advisory issued Wednesday, June 11. The advisory notes the agency has already ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S....
Oil prices leap on Middle East tensions, energy stocks lead ASX — as it happened
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 11, 2025
6h agoThu 12 Jun 2025 at 6:54am Market snapshot ASX 200: -0.3% to 8,565 points Australian dollar: flat at 64.99 US cents S&P 500: -0.3% to 6,022 points Nasdaq: flat at 21,860 points FTSE: +0.1% to 8,864 points EuroStoxx: -0.3% to 568 points Spot...
Turks stay hot, win fourth in a row
Daily News-Record - Virginia
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June 11, 2025
Harrisonburg picked up its fourth consecutive win and remained red hot to start the season on Tuesday, earning an 8-0 shutout of Waynesboro in Valley Baseball League action at Veterans Memorial Park. The Turks scored in each of the first three...
Israel cuts Gaza internet as dozens more aid seekers killed
Middle East Eye
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June 12, 2025
The Israeli military has cut off the Gaza Strip from the internet by bombing the last remaining main fibre-optic route as troops continue to kill dozens of Palestinian aid seekers on a daily basis. According to the Palestinian health ministry, at...
Iraq: Diplomacy key to de-escalating US-Iran nuclear standoff
Shafaq News
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2025-06-12T11:20:30+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reaffirmed Baghdad’s support for nuclear negotiations between Washinghton and Tehran, warning that rising tensions...
Iran Rejects Pressure to Halt Uranium Enrichment Amid Regional Tensions
Watan
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June 12, 2025
Home/News/Iran Rejects Pressure to Halt Uranium Enrichment Amid Regional Tensions News Watan-A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that Iran will not relinquish its right to enrich uranium despite rising tensions in the region. The...
Egypt Releases Greeks Held for Joining the “March to Gaza”
Greek Reporter
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June 12, 2025
Greek demonstrators march for Palestine during a recent rally in Thessaloniki. Credit: AMNA Egypt released at least 42 Greeks who had been held at Cairo airport for intending to join the “Global March to Gaza” without proper travel papers. The...
Israeli strikes kill at least 42 across Gaza as UN eyes ceasefire vote
Al Jazeera
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June 12, 2025
At least 26 people were killed in Israeli drone strikes while waiting for basic aid distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Israeli attacks have killed at least 42 people across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as the...
Israeli minister responds to UK’s sanctions with move to ‘paralyse’ Palestinian economy
The Times
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Israel’s finance minister has moved to cancel a critical policy for sustaining the Palestinian economy in retaliation for the decision by Britain and other Western countries to sanction him and a fellow far-right member of the government. Bezalel...
Iraq Reports 19 Congo Fever Deaths Already This Year
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 12, 2025
Iraq said Thursday it has recorded 19 deaths from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever already this year and urged farmers and abattoir workers to step up precautions when handling livestock. A total of 123 cases have been recorded nationwide, health...
Egypt detains pro-Palestine activists and blocks Gaza convoys
5Pillars
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June 12, 2025
Solidarity convoys heading to Gaza are being met with detentions, blocked roads and strict entry restrictions by Egyptian authorities, despite Cairo’s claims of support for the Palestinian cause. On Tuesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign...
Egypt blocks activists aiming to march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisis
Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania
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June 12, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Egypt blocked activists planning to take part in a march to Gaza, halting their attempt to reach the border and challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory before it could begin. To draw...
Israeli ‘starvation’ of Gaza is a ‘war crime’: Sweden
The Straits Times
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June 12, 2025
Sweden said the use of starvation of civilians as a method of war is a war crime.PHOTO: AFP STOCKHOLM - Israel’s refusal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and its targeting of aid distribution points are causing civilians to starve, which...
Iranian Government Seeks Investment Opportunities in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 12, 2025
In recent Iran-Africa International Economic Cooperation Conference held on Kish Island, a high-level delegation from Iran visited Sierra Leone to explore potential investment opportunities. The delegation, led by Dr. Valiollah Aghayarzadeh,...
Turkmenistan attaches great importance to developing relations with Russia
Turkmenportal
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On behalf of the people and the government, as well as on his own behalf, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the Chairman of the...