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Middle East Tensions Surge: Brent Crude Surpasses $100 for First Time in Two Months At 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time on this day, September Brent crude futures on London's ICE Futures Europe exchange traded at $100.05 per barrel, up 6.4% from the previous session. SBS Jul 23, 2026 11:18 PM

ECB Freezes Key Interest Rates... "Monitoring Inflation Pressures Driven by Middle East Conflict" The ECB announced during its monetary policy meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, that it would keep the deposit facility rate at 2.25 percent, the main refinancing operations rate at 2.40 percent, and the marginal lending facility rate at 2.65 percent. SBS Jul 23, 2026 11:17 PM

EU Halts Google's Search and App Dominance with 1.5 Trillion Won Fine big tech company Google. This decision was made because Google violated the EU's Digital Markets Act , a core competition law designed to regulate the market dominance of large online platforms. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:43 PM

Trump Warns Houthi Rebels and Iran of Military Retaliation for Red Sea Ship Attacks President Donald Trump warned on the 23rd that if Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels resume attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the United States will take strong military action against both the Houthis and Iran, which supports them. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:27 PM

Record Heat Wave in Japan Sends Over 450 to Hospital in a Single Day; 'Human Refrigerators' Appear A scorching heat wave exceeding 40°C has engulfed Japan. With record-breaking heat sending more than 450 heatstroke patients to hospitals in Tokyo alone in a single day, "human refrigerators" where people can step inside to cool down have even made an appearance. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:21 PM

"Saudi Arabia Allowed Uranium Enrichment"... U.S. Double Standards The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear agreement. While the U.S. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:20 PM

"Forced Labor Tariffs" Expected Tomorrow... "First Investment in Energy" As early as tomorrow, July 24, the United States is set to finalize new forced labor tariff rates under Section 301 of the Trade Act. SBS Jul 23, 2026 10:20 PM

Japan and China Foreign Ministers Talk in Manila for First Time Since Relations Strained Last Year The foreign ministers of Japan and China have held talks for the first time since bilateral relations became strained last November following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on intervention in a Taiwan contingency, Kyodo News reported today . SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:45 PM

"B-1 Bombers Redeployed"... U.S. Military Forces Gathering in the Middle East President Donald Trump considers options to expand the war with Iran, the U.S. military is redeploying long-range strategic B-1 bombers for operations while massively reinforcing fighter jets, special operations forces, and missiles in the Middle East. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:21 PM

Oman Steps in to Mediate Red Sea Crisis: "All-Out Efforts to Restore Negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Yemen" In a statement on the 23rd , the Omani Foreign Ministry expressed deep concern over the recent escalation of military tensions around the Red Sea, urging the guarantee of freedom of navigation and restraint from expansion of conflict. SBS Jul 23, 2026 7:18 PM