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Trump appears to threaten to 'blow up' ally Oman
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would…
Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon 'a combat zone,' warns residents to leave
BEIRUT, May 27 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it w…
Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire.Sin…
Iran says draft U.S. deal would reopen Hormuz shipping, end naval blockade
DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Iran's state TV said Tehran had obtained a draft of an initial unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the United States. Under the f…
Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says
By Heejin Kim and Joyce LeeSEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of H…
Pilgrims 'stone the devil' at hajj gripped by intense heat
Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the w…
Turkish opposition party to hold congress once conditions met, chair says
ISTANBUL, May 27 (Reuters) - The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are m…
South Korea says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile
By Heejin Kim and Joyce LeeSEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of…
Paris prosecutors probe alleged foreign smear campaigns in local elections
By Gabriel StargardterPARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Paris prosecutors have opened a probe to determine whether three hard-left mayoral candidates were targeted by a foreign state seek…
Iran says 'low' possibility of return to war with US
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack.The st…
