At least 95 people were killed by two explosions in Iran during a ceremony to commemorate the death of Qassem Suleimani, an Iranian general who was assassinated by an American drone strike in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blasts in Iran; Trump requests SCOTUS review, and more

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Israeli tanks advance on Rafah; America’s jobs boom, and more

Israel bombed a school in Gaza on Thursday, claiming it contained a Hamas compound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel bombs school in Gaza; ECB cuts interest rates, and more

The Israel Defence Forces launched an offensive in central Gaza as talks over a ceasefire deal continued. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel’s new assault on Gaza; Bank of Canada cuts interest rates, and more

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, declared victory in the country’s election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Modi declares victory; Biden’s border order, and more

Mexico’s peso fell by around 4% against the dollar on Monday—its steepest decline in almost four years—after Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide victory in the country’s presidential election and unexpected gains for her Morena party in congressional polls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blasts in Iran; Trump requests SCOTUS review, and more

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