Famine in Gaza, Putin's demands, Russia’s economy and Jackson Hole

* Updated to include details of Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, and the FBI raid on the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton. A global hunger monitor says famine has struck an area of Gaza, intensifying pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave. What Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding from Ukraine: territorial concessions,  dropping NATO ambitions and keeping Western troops from its soil. Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares for a pivotal Jackson Hole speech and Russia’s economic strain deepens.

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