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Hillside Aluminium smelter at dusk in South Africa one of the assets Alcoa acquired from South32 in 2026

Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Alcoa has agreed to buy most of South32's aluminum assets for $4.1 billion in cash and stock, plus up to $750 million in contingent payments tied to commodity prices. South32's new CEO

July 2, 2026

Business·Markets·News

ECB President Christine Lagarde at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra Portugal July 2026

Warsh Makes His Global Debut at Sintra, Declines to Signal July, and Buries Forward Guidance Alongside Lagarde and Bailey

Kevin Warsh made his first appearance on the global stage as Federal Reserve Chair at the ECB's Sintra forum on Wednesday, declining to hint at a July rate move while joining Christine

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Meta AI technology at a company event in 2025

Meta Is Building a Cloud Business to Sell Its Excess AI Compute

Meta is building a cloud computing business to monetize surplus AI infrastructure, a move that sent its stock surging 8% while hammering shares of CoreWeave and Nebius — two firms that had

July 2, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Israeli military equipment amid destroyed buildings in Mais al-Jabal village southern Lebanon April 2026

Israel Has Erased Entire Lebanese Villages. The Identity of Communities May Never Recover.

An elderly Naqoura resident sits in a rooftop room in Beirut, separated from 20 years of his life by Israel's March offensive. UNDP data shows 11,095 buildings destroyed across southern Lebanon. Mental

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Belarusian youth football team players stand beside their bus with emergency services after drone strike in Bryansk region Russia June 2026

Russia Urges UN to Condemn Bryansk Bus Strike as Ukraine Denies Role

Russia and Belarus pressed the UN Security Council to condemn a June 17 drone strike on a bus carrying Belarusian children, while Ukraine denied any role and no independent inquiry has confirmed

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Balochistan Constabulary forces at the Chaman border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Afghanistan Launches Drone Strikes Into Pakistan as Border Conflict Deepens

The Afghan Taliban launched drone strikes into Pakistan's Balochistan province on July 1, injuring two people near a government school, in the first direct aerial assault on Pakistani territory. Pakistan shot down

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Gulf sovereign wealth funds record $53.9 billion investment H1 2026

Gulf Sovereign Funds Hit a Half-Year Investment Record While War Disrupted Their Backyard

Gulf sovereign wealth funds committed $53.9 billion across 108 deals in the first half of 2026, a record first-half pace achieved despite the Iran war driving oil price volatility and market disruption

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

President Donald Trump at a White House crypto event as his 2025 financial disclosure revealed $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency earnings

Trump Disclosed Over $1.4 Billion in Crypto Earnings in 2025, Fueled by Meme Coin Royalties and Family Ventures

President Trump's 927-page financial disclosure revealed more than $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency income for 2025, including $635 million in meme coin royalties and over $500 million from World Liberty Financial — raising

July 2, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Doug Band arriving at the House Oversight Committee for closed-door interview on Epstein ties June 30 2026

Clinton Aide Doug Band Faces House Oversight Panel as Epstein Probe Widens to Penn Campus

Former Clinton aide Doug Band appeared before the House Oversight Committee on June 30 as newly released Epstein files revealed how the convicted sex offender used an Austrian law student at Penn

July 2, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Taylor Swift performing during the Midnights Era set of The Eras Tour

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Plan Madison Square Garden Wedding for July 3

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning a July 3 wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden, with 1,100 to 1,200 guests expected at a venue chosen as much for its sealed architecture

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·News

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Alcoa Buys South32’s Aluminum Assets for $4.1 Billion. South32’s New CEO Is Betting on Copper.

Warsh Makes His Global Debut at Sintra, Declines to Signal July, and Buries Forward Guidance Alongside Lagarde and Bailey

Meta Is Building a Cloud Business to Sell Its Excess AI Compute

Israel Has Erased Entire Lebanese Villages. The Identity of Communities May Never Recover.

Russia Urges UN to Condemn Bryansk Bus Strike as Ukraine Denies Role

Afghanistan Launches Drone Strikes Into Pakistan as Border Conflict Deepens

Gulf Sovereign Funds Hit a Half-Year Investment Record While War Disrupted Their Backyard

Trump Disclosed Over $1.4 Billion in Crypto Earnings in 2025, Fueled by Meme Coin Royalties and Family Ventures

Clinton Aide Doug Band Faces House Oversight Panel as Epstein Probe Widens to Penn Campus

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Plan Madison Square Garden Wedding for July 3

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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