Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" despite ongoing…
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Saudi oil exports hit nine-year low as tanker attacks threaten recovery
The country’s oil exports were around 3 million barrels per day in August.
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After gun found in lake, French police probe link to 2012 Iraqi family murder
A recently discovered Luger pistol may have been used in the mysterious 2012 killing of the al-Hilli family near the…
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US expands Iran campaign with strikes on oil tankers
Airstrikes on Iranian oil tankers mark a subtle tactical pivot after months of periodic bombardment targeting IRGC…
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Moscow vows to avoid airspace disruption despite Zelenskiy's aviation warning
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Russia vowed to head off any disruption to civil aviation on Wednesday after a…
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Exclusive-Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
By Sarita Chaganti Singh Sept 2 (Reuters) - Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of…
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At least 21 die in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai, ministry says
CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed in a bus accident on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South…
Read at source →Moscow vows to avoid airspace disruption despite Zelenskiy's warning
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Russia vowed to head off any disruption to civil aviation on Wednesday after a…
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Ships adopt makeshift anti-drone defences as Black Sea attacks intensify
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned…
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Iran vows continued military action amid renewed hostilities with US
Iran responded to US attacks with a wave of drone and missile strikes against countries across the region, raising…
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UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshoot
The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought…
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Bus crash in Egypt's Sinai kills 22, including 10 Jordanians
A passenger bus overturned on a desert highway in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 22 people and…
Read at source →World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN
The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought…
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Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' for now
By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump are…
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Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China- and Russia-led security bloc
ANKARA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - NATO member Turkey would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led…
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Egypt welcomes Xi as Beijing expands influence in Middle East
CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed China's Xi Jinping to Cairo on Wednesday,…
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Once symbols of war on Islamic State, Kurdish women fighters seek role in new Syria
By Orhan Qereman QAMISHLI, Syria, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Female Kurdish fighters who became global symbols of the fight…
Read at source →China's Xi urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit
By Alexander Dziadosz and Shi Bu CAIRO/BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Middle…
Read at source →Trump aides seek 'quiet' in Iran war but say attacks may intensify after November elections
By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump are…
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Iran attacks US sites after American strikes, wedding deaths
Iran launched a wave of attacks on US sites across the Middle East on Wednesday as violence surged after an extensive…
Read at source →Iran threatens tougher strategy after US strikes kill 4 at wedding
Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in…
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Zelenskiy says Ukrainian drones have effectively closed Russian airspace
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned airlines and insurance companies on Tuesday that the…
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Germany successfully tests Israeli ballistic missile, officials say
BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Germany successfully tested an Israeli ballistic missile in the North Atlantic overnight,…
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US military says it completed latest wave of strikes on Iran
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Tuesday it completed its latest wave of…
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US and Iran exchange attacks as lull in war appears over
By Kanishka Singh and Ahmed Tolba WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran were back on a war footing on…
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US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July
By Kanishka Singh and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Iranians and their Arab neighbours feared a…
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After over 200 days at sea, U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand
LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand'sLaem…
Read at source →After 286 days at sea, US aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand
By Thomas Suen and Chalinee Thirasupa LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham…
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China's Xi to hold talks with Sisi in rare visit to Egypt
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo…
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Syria UXO causing death, injury every six hours: charity
Malakeh Barbour caresses her son Haidar, his face scarred from a
Read at source →China's Xi holds talks with Sisi in first Egypt visit in a decade
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday received his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his first visit to…
Read at source →China expands Egypt investments in first Xi visit in a decade
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to expand China's investment in the…
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UN faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly
By David Brunnstrom Sept 1 (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote this month on…
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Syria site infrastructure 'consistent with nuclear reactor': IAEA
A Syrian site held infrastructure "consistent with a nuclear reactor", the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential…
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UK vows anti-settler measures as Israel warns of retaliation
Britain's foreign secretary vowed a tough response to "appalling" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in…
Read at source →US strikes Iran in latest tit-for-tat attacks
US forces launched fresh attacks on Iran Tuesday, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people…
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