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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund exits Caterpillar and five banks on Israel concerns
An Israeli soldier walks near an armored vehicle in Qalqilya, West Bank, on August 7, 2025, during a night raid marked by confrontations with residents. The raid, part of ongoing Israeli operations in the West Bank, adds to the tension in Qalqilya, a city encircled by the Israeli separation barrier and frequently targeted in military […]
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Israel enters first stage of planned assault on Gaza City
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Israel on Wednesday entered the first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City after approving a plan to take over the city that includes calling up 60,000 reservists for its expanded […]
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Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release: Reuters
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa attend a press conference during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 18, 2025. Sherrif Fahmy | Reuters Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held […]
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European powers threaten ‘snapback sanctions’ if Iran doesn’t return to nuclear talks
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images France, the U.K. and Germany have told the United Nations they support reinstating snapback sanctions on Iran, if it doesn’t […]
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U.S. envoy tells Israeli hostage families he is working on plan to end Gaza War
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (L) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage’ square on August 2, 2025. Witkoff met the anguished families as fears for the captives’ survival mounted almost 22 months into the war. – | […]
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Hunger in Gaza reaches ‘tipping point’ under Israel’s offensive as children face lifelong impacts of malnutrition
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, before a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel takes effect, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2025. Hatem Khaled | Reuters The hunger crisis in Gaza under Israel’s assault has reached a “tipping point,” experts and advocates tell NBC News, with deaths expected to soar if Palestinians do not […]
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Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida
People walk in front of the heavily damaged Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus, following Israeli strikes on July 16, 2025. Louai Beshara | AFP | Getty Images Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has […]
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Israel’s stock market outperforms Middle East counterparts despite multi-front wars
A missile is intercepted over Tel Aviv on June 20, 2025, after a Iran fired a fresh salvo of missiles. John Wessels | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s stock market is at a record high and has seen the greatest gains of any country in the Middle East over the 22 months of war that […]
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Embattled Iran slams consequences of war on oil markets
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday criticized the effects of war-led disruptions to oil markets, weeks after Tehran’s 12-day hostilities with Israel sent crude price soaring. In remarks via videoconference for the OPEC seminar in Vienna, Mohsen Paknejad said, “Whatever the cause, an aggression of war that leads […]
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Gen Z is grappling with global chaos—here’s how they’re coping with ‘inheriting broken systems’
As the first digital-native generation, Gen Z is exposed to global instability in a way that no other generation has been. Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images As the first digital native generation, Gen Z is grappling with exposure to global instability in a way that no other generation has. “We were raised with war […]
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