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Thiel fund buys stake in Vista Energy

Peter Thiel's hedge fund, Thiel Macro LLC, disclosed a roughly 1.2 million ADS holding in Vista Energy worth about US$76 million in a US SEC Form 13F…

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Coalition forces shoot down three drones over Erbil

On August 14 US-led coalition forces intercepted and shot down three bomb-laden drones over Erbil, the Kurdistan Region capital, and local…

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NATO jet shoots down drone over Romania

An F-18 fighter on a NATO air policing mission shot down an unmanned aircraft that illegally breached Romanian airspace early Sunday, the fourth such…

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German direct investment into US plunges as new equity falls

German companies sharply reduced new investment in the United States in the first half of 2026, with direct investment falling nearly two-thirds year…

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Heat waves cut hospitality sales and expose insurance gaps across Europe

European heat waves have reduced hospitality sales and revealed a widening insurance protection gap, with Padua cafes reporting empty outdoor…

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Ongc wins US licence to resume Venezuela operations

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has obtained an OFAC licence from the US Treasury allowing it to resume full operations in Venezuela, a…

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Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots after March attack

Qatar rejected an Iranian claim that three Iranian fighter pilots were detained after two Su-24 jets went down during attacks in March, calling the…

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Iran detains two French diplomats in interference probe

Iran's intelligence ministry detained two French diplomats during a judicial operation to arrest two suspects in an investigation of foreign…

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Commerce secretary urges Apple not to buy Chinese memory

A Commerce Department official publicly urged Apple not to use memory chips from China’s CXMT, which the article says the Pentagon blacklisted over…

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Japanese prime minister skips Yasukuni shrine visit

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of World War II surrender while defense…

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Lebanese president condemns Israeli strikes that killed civilians

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun condemned Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon after attacks on Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani killed 11 people, including…

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Crude oil rises after tanker attacks and stalled Iran talks

Crude oil futures climbed as Brent settled at US$88.52 a barrel, up $1.45, and U.S. WTI finished at US$82.40, up $1.15, with both benchmarks on track…

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Judge allows end of Somalia TPS protections

A federal judge in Boston lifted an administrative stay that had blocked the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia's temporary…

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Mecca defense pact

On August 7 Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan announced the Mecca joint defense agreement, a pact that frames an armed attack on one as an attack on…

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Lee proposes talks to end Korean War

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 15 proposed direct talks with North Korea aimed at ending the peninsula's long-running war and…

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Ondo Finance posts $27 billion Stocks volume and $8 billion Perps

Ondo Finance reported rapid growth across its tokenized equities, perpetual futures, and treasury products. Ondo Stocks holds $1.01 billion in TVL…

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CFTC reviews prediction markets' mention contracts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an internal review of "mention markets" on prediction platforms, contracts that let traders bet…

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USDC growth challenges USDT dominance on NOWPayments

NOWPayments reported that USDC transaction activity on its platform grew rapidly in H1 2026, with transaction count up 209.02% year over year and…

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German auto industry employment falls to lowest since 2005

Germany's automotive industry employed 691,500 people at the end of the first half of 2026, down 42,300 jobs or 5.8% year-on-year, Destatis reported…

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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves

MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…

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U.S. retail sales fall as tax refund boost fades

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop since May 2025, reversing a revised 0.2% gain. The report attributes…

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Dangote refinery plans October IPO to broaden Nigerian ownership

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has submitted an application for a roughly $5 billion initial public offering to Nigeria's securities regulator as part of…

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Supertankers go dark to transit Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb

Supertankers are prolonging periods of going dark by turning off automatic tracking to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb…

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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes

MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…

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