Trending: * Ten Japan-linked oil tankers have departed the Strait of Hormuz after months of being stranded in the Gulf due to security disruptions and restrictions during the US-Iran tensions. * The movement signals a gradual normalization of shipping in the vital waterway, though traffic remains below pre-crisis levels
Economics & Markets: * The Federal Reserve will conduct two Treasury bill purchase operations this week, injecting a total of $10 billion into the economy with $3.3 billion on Tuesday and $6.6 billion on Thursday. * This liquidity provision is part of routine monetary operations to manage short-term funding
Trending: * Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz held steady but subdued from late June through July 3, 2026, with roughly 30–40 verified crossings per day according to Kpler data—well below pre-war levels and the recent peak of about 70 on June 24—following the late-June US-
Trending: * At least 18 people were killed and 85 injured, including two children, in Russia’s large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv on July 1–2, 2026, with the death toll rising as rescuers recovered bodies from rubble at around 30 damaged sites, including collapsed residential buildings,
Trending: * The US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, with access restoration beginning today after a period of restrictions. * Anthropic has also introduced Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic Sonnet yet, capable of planning, using tools like browsers and
Trending: * On June 29, 2026, the IDF announced the completion of sealing a large Hamas tunnel complex near the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Rafah, using over 30,000 cubic meters of concrete. * The tunnel extended over 16 km and included living quarters and a command center beneath civilian areas; this
Trending: * As of Monday, June 29, 2026, the US and Iran have agreed to stand down after weekend clashes over the Strait of Hormuz, following US strikes on Iranian military targets on June 26–27 in response to Iranian drone attacks on commercial vessels using non-approved routes. * Tensions spiked
Trending: * As of June 26, 2026, Clashes continue in southern Lebanon despite the June 19 Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. * The latest reported incident near Beit Yahoun involved a Hezbollah ambush on Israeli forces, followed by Israeli artillery and airstrikes. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports over 4,000 killed and more than
Trending: * On June 24, 2026, two powerful shallow earthquakes struck northern Venezuela one minute apart: a magnitude 7.2 quake followed by a 7.5 mainshock, both centered near Morón on the Caribbean coast west of Caracas. * The quakes caused building collapses in Caracas and other areas, with reports of
Trending: * On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution by a 50–48 vote directing President Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran. * Four Republicans joined Democrats in support of the measure, which had already passed the House. It is largely symbolic — the
Trending: * On June 22, 2026, the FBI announced the arrest of Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi, who is accused of orchestrating one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history worth $3.7 billion. * Hilmi had been on the run since May 2025 but was captured in Turkey through international cooperation and
Trending: * On June 21, 2026, Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia’s presidential runoff with over 12.9 million votes. * This is the highest number of votes ever received by a candidate in Colombian history, surpassing the previous record set by Gustavo Petro in 2022. The right-wing, Trump-backed