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  1. 01

    UNITED STATES

    Warsh hikes anyway.

    Gold prices have eased 1% after Trump-appointed Kevin Warsh oversaw his first rate hike, with the Fed’s famous dot chart implying another before year-end. The unanimous move was the Fed’s first hike in three years. (Reuters)

  2. 02

    ISRAEL

    Treason at Venice Film Fest?

    Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced two new government bills aimed at stripping citizenship from anyone who slanders Israeli soldiers, plus increasing defamation damages against them. It’s a response to directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose NAZA documentary on mass Gaza casualties just debuted in Venice to critical acclaim. (Guardian)

  3. 03

    TAIWAN

    Quick overseas visit.

    The coast guard is planning Taiwan’s first government vessel trip to the Philippines since a naval goodwill visit in 1974 (before Manila cut diplomatic ties in 1975). Slated for October next year, it’s a signal of solidarity in the face of a more assertive China in their shared region. (Taiwan News)

  4. 04

    CHINA

    Rumour mill.

    Did Xi Jinping stroke out at the BRICS summit in Delhi?! Did Huawei’s billionaire founder skip town ahead of Beijing’s strict new exit controls?!! Did Xi’s old rival Bo Xilai escape prison?!!! There’s zero evidence for any of these claims, but they’re doing the rounds again. (India Today)

  5. 05

    KOSOVO

    Justice delayed.

    A special EU-backed tribunal in The Hague just sentenced Kosovo’s ex-president Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison over war crimes during the Kosovo Liberation Army’s 1998-99 war against Serbian forces. (Al Jazeera)

  6. 06

    RUSSIA

    Hit squad busted.

    The US DoJ has unsealed charges against five operatives linked to Russian intelligence, allegedly recruiting local assets to surveil and assassinate a prominent Russian dissident in DC. All five remain at large. (Department of Justice)

  7. 07

    VENEZUELA

    Pleading with you.

    Alex Saab, Maduro’s longtime money man, has pleaded guilty in Miami to one US count of money laundering conspiracy, and has agreed to forfeit $195M and cooperate with federal investigators. (El Pais)

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