Hamas An apparent Israeli drone strike on a suburb south of Beirut killed Hamas's deputy leader - Saleh al-Arouri - and at least two of its senior military leaders.Al-Arouri had been in Israel's cros …

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Commodity Prices (parentheses show 1Y price change) The executive summary of ING's 2024 Commodities Outlook is pasted below; the full report is here. TLDR: "Cautious optimism."Aluminum: $2,378/ton (+ …

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DRC Congo-Kinshasa is going to the polls today, despite concerns that it's not fully prepared to hold an election.That lack of preparation is fueling fears of violent clashes over the fairness of the …

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Yemen Global energy prices rose after BP said it would pause oil shipments through the Red Sea because of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels transiting through it.Eight more shipping companies also …

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Coming Up This WeekU.S. SecDef Austin is visiting Israel this week, and hopes to convince PM Netanyahu to narrow the scope of the war in Gaza.DRC is due to hold a presidential election on Wednesday, b …

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Hamas and FriendsThe UN General Assembly will vote today on a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It's a symbolic vote mainly intended to register countries' support for …

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