Soccer-Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires
By Ian Ransom and Kokkai Ng Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at the helm of…
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Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims…
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Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike
Marine officers who battled fires aboard two gas vessels struck in a drone attack on Egypt's port of Damietta feared…
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Migrants depart Spain's N. Africa enclave as EU tightens borders
Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by…
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Spain's N. Africa enclave returns to normal as migrants depart
Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by…
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Soccer-FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA faced renewed calls for transparency on Saturday after it abruptly shelved plans to sell a stake…
Read at source →Soccer-UEFA says it has lost confidence in Infantino as FIFA faces calls for transparency
Aug 1 (Reuters) - UEFA said it had lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday after world soccer's…
Read at source →Soccer-Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped World Cup deal
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under unprecedented fire after regional confederations UEFA and…
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FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday he has scrapped a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup…
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Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea
Aug 1 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on…
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Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least three
By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's…
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By Olena Harmash and Yurii Kovalenko KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic…
Read at source →Russia pounds Kyiv, kills 9 as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
By Olena Harmash and Yurii Kovalenko KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia pounded Kyiv in a heavy ballistic missile attack…
Read at source →Russia pounds Kyiv, kills 10 as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
By Olena Harmash and Yurii Kovalenko KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic…
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Trump's Iran conundrum
US President Donald Trump has secured a welcome Middle East diplomatic breakthrough with an agreement for Hamas…
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Oil spill from shadow fleet tanker spreading off Oman, satellite images show
By Catherine Cartier and Jonathan Saul BEIRUT/LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the…
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Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles
By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis CAMP DAVID, Maryland, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that…
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How Hamas disarmament deal may test Iran's regional strategy
A possible Hamas decision to disarm would represent more than a Gaza development, testing Iran's decades-old strategy…
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Iran-linked militias seek to draw Iraq into regional war
“Iran’s logic is the logic of war,” a Gulf regional official tells Al-Monitor.
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Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz
By Ahmed Tolba, Nafisa Eltahir and Yasmine Ghania CAIRO/DUBAI, July 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday after Iran…
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Factbox-Where Trump, Israel and Hamas stand on Gaza roadmap
July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement to end the…
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Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in
By Pesha Magid TAL, West Bank, July 31 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and wounded at least one Palestinian, arrested…
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Trump says Israel 'very happy' with Gaza disarmament agreement
By Steve Holland CAMP DAVID, MARYLAND July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel was "very…
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US nears full withdrawal from Iraq as bases in Kurdistan Region face attacks from Iran, proxies
Patriot air-defense systems that detect and shoot down incoming missiles and drones have already been removed, sources…
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Estimated 60,000 migrants cross from Morocco into Spanish territory: What we know
The influx of asylum seekers has left Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez grappling with the country’s worst migration…
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Hamas agrees to disarm: what are the challenges ahead?
Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and…
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Palestinian shot during settler march through West Bank towns
One Palestinian was shot and wounded during an Israeli settler march through several West Bank Palestinian towns Friday…
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A rumour, a rush: chaos at Morocco border with Spain's Ceuta
When Fatima Zahra heard the rumour
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Italy minister rejects opposition criticism of Saudi troop deployment
ROME, July 31 (Reuters) - Italy's defense minister on Friday rejected opposition criticism over the deployment of…
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No Iran commitment, no Trump endorsement: Netanyahu leaves US empty-handed
The Israeli prime minister described Tuesday's meeting with US President Donald Trump was the "best ever," but…
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Israel must approve disarmament agreement before Hamas will implement, says Hamas official
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 31 (Reuters) - Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S.…
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Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani mountain, sources say
By Mushtaq Ali and Gopal Sharma PESHAWAR/KATHMANDU, July 31 (Reuters) - The bodies of four climbers were located by…
Read at source →Israel must approve Trump agreement before Hamas will implement, says Hamas official
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 31 (Reuters) - Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S.…
Read at source →Trump hails Gaza deal, while Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles
By Steve Holland and Nidal al-Mughrabi CAMP DAVID, MARYLAND/CAIRO, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said…
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Thousands cross into Spain's north Africa enclave in new migrant crisis
Thousands of migrants crossed overnight from Morocco into Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave as Prime Minister Pedro…
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EU races to contain new migrant crisis as thousands cross into Spain's N. Africa enclave
The European Union on Friday scrambled to contain one of the largest migrant crises faced by
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