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Türkiye reaffirms support for Sudan’s unity and humanitarian relief

Türkiye has reaffirmed its strong support for Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and diplomacy to end the ongoing conflict. Speaking in Washington, D.C., Türkiye’s Ambassador to the United States, Sedat Onal, highlighted Ankara’s backing of regional and......

United States and India boost mining ties after trade pact

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington on Tuesday to celebrate a new trade agreement slashing American tariffs on Indian goods and expanding cooperation on critical minerals and energy security. The State Department talks followed an announcement by President Donald Trump......

Asian markets mixed as gold and oil rebound amid geopolitical tensions

Asian stock markets showed mixed results on Wednesday as investors processed a fresh pullback in U.S. technology stocks. Demand for safe-haven assets lifted gold prices, while escalating geopolitical strains boosted oil. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell back after a strong gain the previous day. Analysts pointed to a rotation away from AI-related......

Almost 200 separatists killed after attacks in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces have reportedly killed nearly 200 separatist insurgents in the southwestern province of Balochistan following a series of coordinated attacks over the past weekend, pushing the total death toll from the fighting past 250, officials said Wednesday. The wave of attacks targeted banks, jails, police stations, and military......

Michael Burry warns bitcoin drop could trigger cascading losses

Bitcoin extended its sharp early 2026 decline this week as Michael Burry, famed for betting against subprime mortgages before the 2008 crisis, cautioned that breaching key price thresholds could spark forced selling across the heavily leveraged crypto market. In a February 2 Substack post, Burry described the top cryptocurrency as a purely......

Zohran Mamdani: “New Yorkers are already dreaming of a Morocco–Brazil match”

With the 2026 World Cup only months away, excitement is already building across New York City. And according to Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York, the enthusiasm among residents is impossible to miss. In a recent statement, he shared how frequently he is approached by football fans eager to secure tickets for what promises to be one of the......

NATO chief pledges instant troop deployment to Ukraine after peace deal

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, hours after Russia unleashed its most devastating attack of the year on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without heat amid sub-zero temperatures dipping below minus 20 degrees Celsius. His visit coincided with upcoming Ukrainian and Russian negotiators......

United States agrees to shift Iran nuclear talks to Oman amid drone incident

The United States has consented to Iran's request to relocate nuclear negotiations from Istanbul to Oman, opting for a bilateral format in a move that signals the first direct talks between Washington and Tehran since discussions collapsed last June. This development comes as both sides grapple with escalating military tensions, including......

Stephen Miran steps down from Trump advisory role

Stephen Miran, a former governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, has resigned from his position as an economic adviser to former President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. The decision follows the end of an arrangement that had drawn criticism over potential conflicts of interest between the executive branch and the central......

Bitcoin plunges to 10-month low amid $2 billion liquidation wave

Bitcoin tumbled below $75,000 over the February 1-2, 2026 weekend, hitting its lowest level since April 2025 in a brutal sell-off that triggered over $2 billion in liquidations. The drop briefly pushed the world's largest institutional Bitcoin holder into nearly $1 billion in unrealized losses. The cryptocurrency dipped to around $74,500......

Russia warns of countermeasures to US missile plans in Greenland

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov cautioned that Moscow would deploy military and technical countermeasures if the United States advances its Golden Dome missile defense system in Greenland. The statement came as the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact between the two powers, nears expiration on Thursday. "If......

Libya Energy & Economic Summit signals investor surge

Libya stands at the threshold of rapid energy expansion, fueled by surging investor confidence, fresh licensing rounds and bolstered international alliances. The 2026 Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) captured this shift vividly, with high-stakes roundtables featuring the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. These sessions......

Gold and silver prices plunge after Warsh's Fed nomination

A massive sell-off swept global commodity markets on February 2, 2026, hammering gold, silver, oil, and industrial metals as investors reacted to President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. The rout rippled through stock markets worldwide, with Asian exchanges suffering the steepest drops amid......

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