Hamas announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement in China with other Palestinian factions to work together for "national unity," as Beijing emerges as a diplomatic broker. Turkey’s Central Bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday as inflation cools and the Biden administration resumed negotiations with a senior Iraqi delegation over the roughly 2,500 US troops in Iraq.

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On Sunday, as President Joe Biden announced he was removing his bid from the 2024 US election, the floodgates opened up for a new contender to take his place. Prominent democrats, Biden included, have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his spot, and while her Middle East foreign policy track record aligns with Biden's, there could be differences. Plus, Turkey's ruling party has walked back the controversial stray dog bill amid uproar from animal rights activists.

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Business correspondent Jack Dutton discusses a report this week that found that even with runaway inflation, Turkey ranks exceptionally high in global wealth growth.

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