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  • Jul 23

    Dutch singer Sophie Straat's 'white men to the back' call not discrimination, say Dutch and Belgian watchdogs

    Discriminatie.nl and Unia both rule the singer's stage request at Best Kept Secret and Gentse Feesten was protected artistic expression, despite hundreds of complaints.

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Ceuta drowns, yen gets help

Europe quarrels over Ceuta as Trump pauses Iran strikes and drought hits reactors

Borders, rivers and currencies did most of the moving overnight. Europe argued over Ceuta, Washington and Tehran traded incompatible claims, and drought pushed old energy assumptions into the open.

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    Cancels planned military strike on Iran to pursue a new nuclear deal, causing global oil prices to tumble as diplomatic uncertainty persists.

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The Middle East after Gaza

US President Trump's decision to halt strikes on Iran and announce new talks, coupled with the resulting 8% plunge in oil prices, indicates a shift towards de-escalation efforts for the Strait of Hormuz.

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