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OPEC+ to Pause Output Increases After September Citing Iran-Linked Transit Risks

The move reflects concern that war-related attacks on Gulf shipping have reduced deliverable oil and raise the prospect of higher crude prices.

ECB Holds Rate at 2.25% as Lagarde Warns War Could Lift Inflation

Drone Strikes Hit Wildberries Warehouses, Killing Workers and Disrupting Russia's E‑Commerce

U.S.–Iran Strikes Cut Tanker Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz

Papua New Guinea Orders Closure of Taiwan Office in Port Moresby

Pakistan Publicly Accuses India of Backing Terrorism in Balochistan

Air India Suspends Tel Aviv–Delhi Service Until July 31

Venezuela Becomes India’s Third‑Largest Crude Supplier

Japan Opens Arms Exports, Presses New Deals in Southeast Asia

Norway Pledges 2.8 Billion Norwegian Kroner for Ukraine via NATO’s PURL Program

Iran Puts $100 Billion in Frozen Assets at Center of Talks With U.S.

Trump’s ‘Civilization’ Threat Against Iran Is Followed by Reported Ceasefire

Iran Says Kadyrov’s Chechen Units Ready To Join Fight if U.S. Invades

Heart Attack Confirmed in Indian Ship Captain Off Hormuz as Repatriation Drags in Dubai

Banks Double Down on Swiss Franc Strength as EUR/CHF Holds Below 0.92

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Shakes Southern Israel, Triggers Alerts Near Dead Sea

Fourth Senior Analyst Quits Italy’s Limes Over Ukraine Stance

Ex-NATO Chief, Former Navy Head Warn UK Is Under-Prepared for Rising Security Threats

Study Finds One-Third of Critical Drug Ingredients at Risk From Germany’s China Reliance

RUSI Says Leaked Russian Files Detail Airborne Support and Training for China