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Benjamin Netanyahu heralded Israel's partnership with America as, quote, second to none,

after meeting Donald Trump in Florida to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza.

The American president said he wanted to move to the second phase of the peace plan,

but repeated his call for Hamas to disarm.

He also said that America would, quote,

knock the hell out of Iran if it rebuilds its nuclear program.

American officials said that Donald Trump held a, quote, positive call about Ukraine with Russia's

President Vladimir Putin. Talks between America's president and his Ukrainian counterpart,

Vladimir Zelensky, on Sunday, did not yield a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Mr. Zelensky denied an allegation by Russia that Ukrainian drones

targeted Mr. Putin's residence. He said it was an attempt to undermine diplomacy.

Silver Futures fell on Monday by almost 9%, the biggest one-day drop since 2021, after a record rally on Friday.

Gold Futures fell too by more than 4%.

On Friday, the CME, a commodities exchange operator, began requiring

traders to put down more cash on their bets on precious metals. Demand for both gold and silver

has surged this year. Chip Wilson, the founder and big shareholder of Lulu Lemon, nominated three new directors to the board of the struggling

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