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US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies

US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast
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Appeals court says 28-year sentence is too lenient for Libyan militant convicted in Benghazi attack

A federal appeals court has concluded that a 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted of terrorism-related charges in the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans

Appeals court says 28-year sentence is too lenient for Libyan militant convicted in Benghazi attack
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Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election

Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election

Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election
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Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections

Israel's parliament has dissolved after passing a series of controversial bills in marathon sessions in its last few days

Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections
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A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated

Israel has again occupied much of southern Lebanon, 26 years after ending its 18-year occupation

A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated
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US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking 6th consecutive night of attacks

The U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that were carried out at President Donald Trump's direction

US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking 6th consecutive night of attacks
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To air or not to air? Nation's TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech

To air or not to air

To air or not to air? Nation's TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech
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US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign

The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges

US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign
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Quiet U.S. pullback in Eastern Europe sparks wider allied worries

As Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur prepared to fly to the NATO summit in Ankara this month, he revealed to local journalists that several hundred U.S. troops

Quiet U.S. pullback in Eastern Europe sparks wider allied worries
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Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute

Iran and the United States exchanged intensifying fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has largely

Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute
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Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified

Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz
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Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations

Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations

Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Guterres to travel to Cyprus to advance peace efforts, UN says

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to divided Cyprus at the end of July to discuss peacebuilding efforts between the Greek and Turkish

Guterres to travel to Cyprus to advance peace efforts, UN says
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Trump hails release of US citizen held in Iran as 'goodwill' gesture

U.S. President Donald Trump has called the release of a U.S. citizen held in Iran a "gesture of goodwill", even as conflict raged for a fifth night across the Middle East.

Trump hails release of US citizen held in Iran as 'goodwill' gesture
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Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say

Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say

Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say
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Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024

Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024

Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024
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Airbus in talks to sell jets to Flynas, sources say

Airbus is in talks to sell more of its A330neo widebody aircraft to Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas, with an announcement possible as early as next week's Farnborough Airshow,

Airbus in talks to sell jets to Flynas, sources say
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US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump's options for new escalation, officials say

Recent waves of U.S. strikes on Iran aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz are also targeting Iranian military capabilities the U.S.

US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump's options for new escalation, officials say
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Trump's ICC order violates free speech, advocacy groups say in lawsuit

Two U.S.-based advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, arguing that sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court violate

Trump's ICC order violates free speech, advocacy groups say in lawsuit
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Lebanon, Israel conclude US-brokered talks on 'pilot zones' in Rome

Lebanon and Israel concluded U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on Wednesday, with a U.S. official saying they had made progress on implementing a plan that could see Israeli

Lebanon, Israel conclude US-brokered talks on 'pilot zones' in Rome
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Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, according to local health officials

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers
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US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisis

A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall

US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisis
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JPMorgan expands EMEA corporate banking business in latest push on regional rivals

JPMorgan has launched an expansion of its corporate banking business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as it seeks to grow income and claim market

JPMorgan expands EMEA corporate banking business in latest push on regional rivals
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Briton jailed in Iran given additional two-year sentence, family says

The family of British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges that they deny, said on Wednesday that a

Briton jailed in Iran given additional two-year sentence, family says