Safe-haven demand has been driving gold prices higher above $2,000 per ounce and has helped the precious metal outpace the S&P 500 stock index so far in 2023, MarketWatch reported this week. Bullion has rallied approximately 10% since the surprise attack by Palestinian armed group Hamas on Israel on October 7. Experts and traders forecast…

Washington claims that “protecting” its illegal outposts is “consistent with international law” US President Joe Biden has offered legal justification for American airstrikes on eastern Syria this week, saying the operations were a rightful response to a string of drone and rocket attacks on US forces in the region.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that Israel stop its attacks against Gaza. Earlier, the jewish state announced the expansion of its ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave. In a message published on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Erdogan claimed that Israeli bombardments target civilians and only deepen the humanitarian crisis. “Israel must immediately get…