Trump Plans Venezuela Trip, First U.S. President Visit Since Bill Clinton

Kicking The Can On A Ceasefire "Which Does Not Solve Anything" Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Both Bloomberg and Axios report that the US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to extend the ceasefire by 60 days as they engage in further negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. However, Tasnim reported that the text of the memorandum of understanding had not been finalized. US Vice President Vance said that the two sides are still “going back and forth on a couple of language points,” which reportedly includes the wording on...

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday that he would not approve a massive US-funded $2.8 billion transfer of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel that the Trump administration is planning to advance. “I remain firmly committed to Israel’s security and its ability to defend itself against serious […]

Kalshi, Polymarket Among 27 Prediction Platforms Banned In Brazil Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, Brazilian authorities have moved to shut down 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket. The decision, announced Friday, follows a directive from the Ministry of Finance and enforcement by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), according to state-owned news outlet Agência Brasil. Authorities claimed that such services fall outside Brazil’s current legal framework and therefore operate illegally. “We have been monitoring the evolution of this sector in Brazil, which suffered a period of anarchy because there were no rules, no...