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Belarus Gets Partial US Sanctions Relief After Freeing More Political Prisoners In a rare development, Belarus - which forms a 'Union State' with Russia, has received partial US sanctions relief after it agreed to free 25 political prisoners.  President Trump's envoy, John Coale, revealed to reporters in the Belarusian capital Minsk: "We agreed to an interim deal, and as a show of goodwill Belarus will release 25 people and in exchange the United States will lift sanctions on two companies." Kremlin.ru/ White House The deal follows a much bigger amnesty for prisoners brokered...

Tehran's Houthi Proxies Attack Saudi Aramco Again, Crude Spikes, As Iran's Military Command To Be 'More Aggressive' Summary Saudi Aramco attacked again: Houthi drone strikes on a Saudi refinery sent oil prices higher. Hormuz stalemate & standoff: US says it can sustain the Iranian port blockade indefinitely. Iran digs in: Tehran appears prepared for a prolonged war of attrition. Hard-liners rise: Iran reshuffled senior security leadership toward a more aggressive posture. Diplomacy dead-end: Iran says the U.S. has miscalculated, while talks remain deadlocked. *  *  * Attack on Saudi Aramco Facility Sees Crude Spike Oil prices have spiked...

South Korea Falls Into Bear Market As Memory Euphoria Fizzles It started off with the usual morning rush by retail momentum chasers into the handful of massive, market-moving names (read Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix), but as has been the case over the past two weeks, the initial euphoria quickly reversed and the Kospi rolled over, closing down 5.4%, 9.99% over the past two days, and down 22% from the all time high of 9385 hit just over 2 weeks ago on Jun 18. ... officially entering a technical bear market...