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July 2026

Trump says agreement reached on complete disarmament of Hamas, other armed groups in Gaza

Donald TrumpuS President
This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,
At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves,

Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, lowers fiscal 2026 inflation outlook

Following a two-day board meeting, the BOJ decided by an 8-1 vote to maintain its uncollateralized overnight call rate at 1.0 percent, with one board member voting to raise the short-term policy target to 1.25 percent

China's manufacturing PMI drops to 49.2 in July

Huo Lihui, a chief statistician with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), attributed the fall to multiple factors

Huo LihuinBS chief statistician
Under the combined impact of a high comparison base from recent rapid growth and the traditional off-season in select manufacturing sectors... factory activity cooled from last month... [as] both production and market demand eased,
Huo LihuinBS chief statistician
Enterprises are generally optimistic about market development,

Interview: U.S. tariffs threaten South Africa's exports and growth: economist

Companies operating on thin margins may be forced to absorb part of the tariff costs, while others may pass these costs on to buyers, risking a loss of market share to competitors from countries not facing similar tariffs,

Iran warns of Israel's "false-flag" operations after attack on Egyptian port

Abbas Araghchiiranian Foreign Minister
Egypt is an important ⁠friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us,
We must all be vigilant against Israeli plots and false-flag operations designed to undermine regional peace,
No party has claimed responsibility for the incident,
Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us."
Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us,

Anthropic discloses real-world cyber evaluation incidents involving AI models

The disclosure was made in a company blog post titled "Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations."