Ukraine The Kremlin said it "took note" of Pres. Trump's threat to impose new sanctions and penalties if a ceasefire is not agreed with Ukraine by roughly Aug. 7-9. In lieu of a direct response to …

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Southeast Asia Pres. Trump said yesterday that Thailand and Cambodia had reached a ceasefire agreement "through trade" after he intervened over the weekend with a threat to keep both skirmishing cou …

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Coming up this week The U.S. Federal Reserve meets tomorrow and Wednesday. Most analysts expect the Fed to leave its target interest rate unchanged - despite pressure from Pres. Trump to lower rates …

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Gaza After weeks of consideration, Hamas submitted its response to Israel's latest 60-day ceasefire proposal. Hamas's response reportedly sought changes to the proposed clauses on humanitarian aid fl …

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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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