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The Mecca Pact Is No ‘Sunni NATO.’ But It’s a Start automated-news
The Mecca Pact Is No ‘Sunni NATO.’ But It’s a Start

It might be hard to imagine that the Middle East is looking beyond Washington at the precise moment it is being massively disrupted by a US-led war. But that is exactly what’s happening – most recently through this month’s signing of the Mecca Agreement, a mutual defense pact between Mohammed bin Sa

18 Aug 2026
Ukraine's 150% Bond Market Rally Shows Traders It Can Beat the Odds automated-news
Ukraine's 150% Bond Market Rally Shows Traders It Can Beat the Odds

The four-year advance in Ukraine’s high-octane bond market is running strong.

18 Aug 2026
FTSE Defers Indonesia Stock Additions to Indexes Until December automated-news
FTSE Defers Indonesia Stock Additions to Indexes Until December

FTSE Russell will defer certain index changes for Indonesian equities until at least its December review, giving it more time to assess the effectiveness of market reforms by local authorities.

18 Aug 2026
Global food security may be collateral in Ukraine war automated-news
Global food security may be collateral in Ukraine war

Moscow and Kyiv’s attacks on one another’s agricultural exports could result in a worldwide grain crisis

18 Aug 2026
Remigration binds Maga to Europe’s far right automated-news
Remigration binds Maga to Europe’s far right

Once-taboo idea of mass expulsions returns to European nations after Trump embrace

18 Aug 2026
America’s brands lose their magic automated-news
America’s brands lose their magic

From mayonnaise to toothpaste, US household names are being undercut by own labels and outshone by insurgents

18 Aug 2026
Chinese Coking Coal Futures Soar as Shanxi Supply Crunch Worsens automated-news
Chinese Coking Coal Futures Soar as Shanxi Supply Crunch Worsens

Chinese coking coal prices are surging as supply continues to tighten after the deadly accident in the mining hub of Shanxi three months ago.

18 Aug 2026
Why Britain needs a Messi budget automated-news
Why Britain needs a Messi budget

The playing style of the great Argentine footballer demonstrates that less can be more

18 Aug 2026
Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, insiders say automated-news
Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, insiders say

Proposals to retaliate against US assets beyond the Middle East come as many in Tehran see renewed conflict as inevitable

18 Aug 2026
CXMT Rival YMTC Moves Closer to China’s Next Marquee Chip IPO automated-news
CXMT Rival YMTC Moves Closer to China’s Next Marquee Chip IPO

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. moved closer to an initial public offering in China, following in the footsteps of rival CXMT Corp.’s near-record share sale.

18 Aug 2026
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