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German Chancellor: Israel’s actions in Gaza do not amount to genocide. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany will decide on its stance on EU sanctions against Israel before an October meeting.

Iran Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami has been killed in an Israeli strike, Iranian state media is reporting. He is among several senior leaders who have died in the attack. Fereydoon Abbasi, the former head of head of the Atomic Energy Organization has also been killed, state media has reported. As we reported earlier, an Israeli official said that its strikes targeted "Iran's nuclear programme and other military targets".

Another prediction made by CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Trump’s tariffs has gone up in smoke. Over the weekend Jim Cramer, who is virtually wrong about everything, predicted a “Black Monday” style crash on Wall Street – much like the Wall Street crash of 1987 dubbed “Black Monday.” “If the president doesn’t try to reach out and reward these countries and companies that play by the rules, then the 1987 scenario — the one where we went down three days and then down 22% on Monday, has the most cogency. We will not have to wait out too long will, will...