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Twin earthquakes on June 24 killed 3,342 people and left thousands missing. Public anger over the government’s response and allegations that authorities ignored or suppressed warnings about vulnerable public housing.
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Twin earthquakes on June 24 killed 3,342 people and left thousands missing. Public anger over the government’s response and allegations that authorities ignored or suppressed warnings about vulnerable public housing.
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Venezuela arrested two vice ministers in an investigation into billions of dollars missing through a cryptocurrency-related fraud at state oil company PDVSA. The arrests are linked to the earlier detention of former oil minister Tarek el Aissami.
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Off Leash update 6 July 2026 COMING UP THIS WEEK •The Philippine Senate began an impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte, who stands accused of corruption and making public threats against President Bongbong Marcos after the once-allied running mates bitterly fell out. Duterte insists the charges are politically motivated. •Iran is in the middle of a six-day, two-country funeral for slain former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The events conclude on Thursday, when Khamenei will be buried in his northeastern hometown of Mashad. •Turkey will host a NATO summit tomorrow and Wednesday. Pres. Trump plans to attend, and will likely have some gripes to express: last week he complained that it was "ridiculous" for the U.S. to continue its "one-sided" relationship with NATO. •The Paris Court of Appeal will rule on French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeal to overturn her conviction for misusing European funds. If the court overturns her conviction and resulting ban on holding public office, then she'll be the National Rally (RN) party's candidate in next year's presidential poll. If the court upholds her conviction, Jordan Bardella will represent the RN. •The 139th Wimbledon Championships conclude with the men's final on Sunday. COMMODITY AND COIN MARKET PRICES •Aluminum: $3,091/ton •Antimony (global avg.): $35,245/ton •Bitcoin: $62,747 •Cobalt: $/ton •Copper: $13,367/ton •Ethereum: $1,762 •Gold: $4,143/toz •Lead: $1,892/ton •Natural Gas (Nymex): $3.23/MMbtu •WTI Crude Oil (Nymex): $68.33/barrel •Zinc: $3,541/ton IRAN •Hundreds of thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the first days of his funeral. •It's not that Khamenei was wildly popular - in fact, he was widely disliked by the end of his reign, as Iranians increasingly blamed him for their country's economic woes and resented the brutal crackdowns his repressive security services inflicted on those who dared to criticize. •Rather, the government engineered high turnout by declaring national holidays and bribing attendees with freebies. •Khamenei's son and successor, Mojtaba, was conspicuously absent as his three brothers prayed beside their father's coffin. Mojtaba hasn't been seen in public since the Feb. 28, 2026 strike that killed his father - and reportedly maimed him. CHINA •China tested a long-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile with a "mock warhead" today - its first such test in nearly two years. •Beijing insisted the launch was just part of "routine" training and "not directed against any specific country or target," but its timing suggests it was a reaction to Australia signing a new mutual defense treaty with Fiji just hours prior. •Australia's foreign minister chastised Beijing for the test, which she called "destabilizing to the region." UKRAINE •Presidents Trump and Zelensky will meet on the sidelines of this week's NATO summit to capitalize on new momentum towards a peace deal. •After the leaders spoke by phone over the weekend, Zelensky optimistically declared: "There is a real prospect to put an end to this war, and America's resolve is decisive." We shall see. VENEZUELA •Venezuela has now tallied 3,342 deaths from twin earthquakes on June 24. Thousands are still missing, and residents are seething at the government over its slow and flaccid response to the disaster. •According to a new NYT report, residents of shoddily-built public housing are also livid with the state for ignoring - and even suppressing - years of warnings that their homes would crumble in a tremor. Last month, many did just that.
Open source reportOff Leash update 17 April Middle East •Israel's war cabinet met for a second time yesterday, but adjourned without finalizing a plan to respond to Iran's drone and missile attack over the weekend - and postponed a third meeting that was set for today. The head of its army pledged Iran's attack would "be met with a response," though. •Israel has several options on the table, but all come with risks. The war cabinet is reportedly considering another strike in a third country (like the one in Damascus that started this tit-for-tat), a cyberstrike on Iranian infrastructure, and a strike on a symbolic target in Iran. The Economist pointed out Israel is unlikely to retaliate this week ahead of the Passover holiday next week. •The U.S. and EU are working on fresh sanctions on Iran's missile and drone programs, and both Western countries and Arab states are encouraging Israel to respond by "isolating Iran" (in Pres. Macron's words) instead of striking it back - though that idea is unpalatable in Israel, where hardliners are pushing for harsher revenge. •Separately, both Hezbollah and the Israeli army confirmed that an Israeli drone strike killed another Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah drones targeted an Iron Dome battery in northern Israel, causing three minor injuries. China •New data showed that China's real GDP grew 1.6% in Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023, and 5.3% year on year - thanks in part to a new focus on exporting goods to make up for weak domestic spending. That surge in cheap Chinese exports is putting pressure on local manufacturers in the countries receiving them, causing leaders like Germany's Chancellor Scholz to complain to Chinese officials about the flood of exports. •China's nominal GDP grew by less than its real GDP - 4.2% year on year - indicating that prices shrank 1.1%. China hasn't seen deflation since 1999, and economists say its emergence now is evidence of a lopsided economic recovery based on exports rather than internal growth. •A Chinese marathoner, He Jie, won Sunday's Beijing Half Marathon...but only after three African runners who were leading the race waved him through right before the finish line and then finished behind him in a three-way tie for second. Race organizers are investigating the peculiar camaraderie. Venezuela •Venezuela arrested two more senior energy officials as part of an investigation into billions of dollars that went missing in a crypto fraud at state oil company PDVSA. The arrest of these two vice ministers follows last week's arrest of former oil minister - and close Maduro ally - Tarek el Aissami. •Separately, Venezuela also arrested a well-known activist accused of plotting to assassinate Pres. Maduro. Caracas has been arresting activists and dissidents for political reasons ahead of July's election, so it's not clear whether there was actually an assassination attempt involved - this could have been another politically-motivated arrest. Other News •Dubai got two years' worth of rain - 6.3" or 16 cm - in 24 hours between Monday night and last night, leading to flooding and flight diversions. It's illegal to criticize the government in the UAE, so locals who told the AP of "absolute carnage" in the floods did so anonymously.
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