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Jul 23, 2025

Gold dips as risk appetite improves following US-Japan trade deal

Gold prices eased slightly on Wednesday as investor sentiment improved after US President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan, easing concerns over impending tariffs.

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Web Desk
Jul 23, 2025

Oil prices inch higher after US-Japan trade deal, but EU-China concerns limit gains

Oil prices edged slightly higher in Asian trading on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, after a trade agreement between the US and Japan raised hopes of easing tariff tensions. However, gains remained limited as doubts persisted over progress in upcoming talks between the European Union and China.

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Reuters
Jul 23, 2025

Japan PM Ishiba weighs whether to step down over US trade talks

Ishiba told his close associates on Tuesday evening that he would explain how he would take responsibility for the election loss.

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AFP
Jul 23, 2025

Tears of joy as Venezuelan migrants return from Salvadoran prison ‘hell’

Bukele accepted payment of millions of dollars from Donald Trump’s administration to add migrants deported from the US to his prison population

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Web Desk
Jul 23, 2025

UK bans Gaza protest group – could the same happen elsewhere?

Simply holding a sign or wearing a T-shirt with the words “Palestine Action” could be punishable with a six-month jail term.

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AFP
Jul 23, 2025

Ukraine curbs anti-corruption agencies, sparking rare protests

Critics say the legislation consolidates power in Zelensky’s hands and will allow government meddling in high-profile graft cases.

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Reuters
Jul 23, 2025

Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan who helped US military

He was in the United States legally and was arrested after an appointment in Connecticut related to his application for a green card

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AFP
Jul 23, 2025

Gambia declares mpox outbreak

Mpox is caused by a virus from the same family as smallpox.

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Web
Jul 22, 2025

Ocasio-Cortez rejects allegations of voting for funding Israel amid Gaza war

Regarding the bill, that would have stripped $500 million in funding for Israel’s missile defense systems, Ocasio-Cortez said “I quite literarily voted NO on.”

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Reuters
Jul 22, 2025

Turkiye to intervene against any attempt to divide Syria

Fidan said Israel wanted a divided Syria to make the country unstable, weaker and a liability to the region, and added that Kurdish YPG militants were looking to take advantage of the chaos.