The Lebanese army said that unidentified gunmen from Syrian territory crossed the border and approached the army border. They fired warning shots and forced the gunmen to return to Syria.French official: French President Macron is trying to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.LME metal futures closed mixed, while LME copper futures closed down $16 to $9,216/ton. LME aluminum closed up $20 to $2,608/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $9 to $3,135/ton. LME lead closed down $3 to $2,064/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $281 to $15,715/ton. LME tin closed down $142 to $29,776/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.
The Hang Seng Index closed roughly flat overnight at 20,435.00. The Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 0.22% at 4,618.00 points overnight.Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: The new government will decide how to advance the Ukrainian issue.Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: Neither Russia nor Ukraine showed signs of concessions. I hope Ukraine can approach peace from its strength.
Ryan McNerney, CEO of Visa: Consumers are "in good shape", especially in the United States.According to Al Jazeera, the new prime minister of Syria said that it is time to achieve stability and peace.Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" in Syria. Israeli Defense Minister Katz said on the 10th that Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" on the Syrian side of the existing Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone to prevent "hostile forces" from approaching Israel. According to Israeli media reports, Katz said during his visit to the naval base in Haifa, a city in northern Israel, that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli army to set up this "defense zone", which would be "free from weapons and armed threats" and "free from the permanent presence of the Israeli army". Katz did not provide the geographical boundaries of this area or the details of what Israel would do. He said that the Israeli army is currently completing its deployment in military buffer zones and strategic areas to "protect the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens".
Strategy guide
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Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14