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Migrant crossings in once-overrun Darien Gap drop to almost zero with Trump immigration crackdown in full swing
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Yemen’s Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, widening threat to global oil supplies
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Gold gains after Fed rate cut, silver hits all-time peak
Gold prices reversed course to rise on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, though uncertainty over next year’s policy outlook persisted, while silver hit an all-time peak. Spot gold rose 0.7% at $4,236.57 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for February delivery settled 0.3% lower at $4,224.70. The Fed cut interest rates in another divided…
Exclusive: Mexican official says US refuses to cooperate on GM corn studies
MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United States has denied a request by Mexico to jointly conduct scientific research on the health impact of genetically-modified corn, a Mexican government official said, a sign the two sides could be inching closer to a formal trade dispute. Mexico has repeatedly called on the U.S. to work…
The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia – and has global ambitions
BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a fortified cave — their camouflage uniforms marking a new front line in the fight against the global terrorist group. The Somali branch…
