Trade Pres. Trump announced a big new trade deal with Japan that settled on a 15% "reciprocal" tariff rate - instead of the 25% level Trump had threatened - in exchange for $550 billion in Japanese …

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Ukraine Pres. Zelensky announced that Ukraine and Russia will meet for peace talks in Istanbul tomorrow. Zelensky seems more open to an immediate ceasefire than Pres. Putin does. The Kremlin is alre …

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Coming up this week China is hosting EU officials for a summit on Thursday celebrating 50 years of bilateral ties. Trade and geopolitical tensions have frayed those ties of late, so this summit will …

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Syria The Syrian military and Druze leaders agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday after Israel intervened to back the Druze. However, their truce quickly broke down - despite U.S. efforts to resuscitate …

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West Bank Senior Christian Palestinian leaders blamed Israeli authorities for allowing and encouraging radical settlers responsible for recent violent attacks against Muslims and Christians in the W …

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Cryptocurrency The main factor driving crypto prices to record highs over the weekend was optimism about a trio of crypto-friendly bills that the U.S. House will consider this week (which House Repu …

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