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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid lined up at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza

As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

Foreign Minister Anita Anand pledged $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, money for food and medicine in territories where the UN says people are

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Burj Khalifa towers over the Dubai skyline in the United Arab Emirates

The UAE Agreed to Unlock Billions for Iran to Stop the Missiles, Sources Say. Then It Denied It.

After weeks of Iranian strikes on its territory, the UAE has agreed to unlock billions in frozen funds for Tehran in exchange for a halt to the attacks, four sources told Reuters.

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Saudi Arabia Lifts Its Five-Year Ban on Lebanese Exports as Beirut Leans Back to the Gulf

Saudi Arabia has lifted the five-year ban on Lebanese imports it imposed in 2021 over Hezbollah-linked drug smuggling, a decision Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tied to Beirut's rebuilding of its state

June 13, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces fighters

Under a US Dollar Squeeze, Some of Iraq’s Iran-Backed Militias Agree to Disarm. The Most Powerful Refuse.

Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Sadr's Saraya al-Salam have pledged to put their weapons under state control as PM Ali al-Zaidi presses for a state monopoly on force. But it is unfolding under

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A container ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran

The CFTC May Block CME’s 24/7 Oil Contract, Because Letting Retail Trade Crude Through a Weekend Iran Crisis Is a Different Risk Than It Used to Be

CME Group on Thursday announced 24/7 trading for a new tenth-size WTI oil contract, launching August 30. The CFTC is weighing whether to block it. The reason is the rest of this

June 13, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint at the center of the US-Iran deal talks

Trump Says He Got Everything He Wanted From Iran. Tehran Says Nothing Is Final.

Trump declared a war-ending deal with Iran all but signed, claiming he got everything he wanted and could sign in Europe this weekend. Iran's foreign ministry called the statements speculation and said

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

An Israeli settlement on a West Bank hilltop, as the government moves to fund 61 new settlement sites

Israel Moves to Fund 61 Instant Settlements Before Its Own Election Can Stop It

A 1-billion-shekel plan to plant mobile homes, roads and utilities at 61 new West Bank sites went to Israel's security cabinet, designed to put settlers on the hills before planning approvals or

June 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

An internally displaced woman prepares breakfast outside a makeshift shelter in the Kahda district of Mogadishu, Somalia, as war-driven prices push families into hunger

The Iran War Broke Food Prices. A Super El Niño Is About to Break Harvests.

The war's oil shock is already pushing 45 million people toward acute hunger, by the World Food Programme's count. This week NOAA confirmed a possible super El Niño is coming for the

June 12, 2026

Climate·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City

Markets Erase a War in a Day: Stocks Surge and Oil Slides as Trump Calls Off Iran Strikes

The S&P 500 posted its best day since April, Seoul's KOSPI surged 8 percent and Brent fell to a two-month low after Donald Trump called off strikes on Iran and declared a

June 12, 2026

Business·Markets·News

An F A-18E Super Hornet launches at night from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman

US Tanker Strike: India Confirms Three Sailors Dead, Summons American Diplomat

Aditya Sharma, Shivanand Chaurasiya and Patnala Suresh were confirmed dead after a US warplane fired into the tanker Settebello's engine room off Oman. New Delhi summoned the American charge d'affaires and lodged

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

The UAE Agreed to Unlock Billions for Iran to Stop the Missiles, Sources Say. Then It Denied It.

Saudi Arabia Lifts Its Five-Year Ban on Lebanese Exports as Beirut Leans Back to the Gulf

Under a US Dollar Squeeze, Some of Iraq’s Iran-Backed Militias Agree to Disarm. The Most Powerful Refuse.

The CFTC May Block CME’s 24/7 Oil Contract, Because Letting Retail Trade Crude Through a Weekend Iran Crisis Is a Different Risk Than It Used to Be

Trump Says He Got Everything He Wanted From Iran. Tehran Says Nothing Is Final.

Israel Moves to Fund 61 Instant Settlements Before Its Own Election Can Stop It

The Iran War Broke Food Prices. A Super El Niño Is About to Break Harvests.

Markets Erase a War in a Day: Stocks Surge and Oil Slides as Trump Calls Off Iran Strikes

US Tanker Strike: India Confirms Three Sailors Dead, Summons American Diplomat

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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