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Return to US-Iran hostilities is huge setback for civilians, UN rights chief says
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday the resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran was a significant blo…
Nasdaq rebounds as cooling US inflation weighs on dollar
Wall Street stocks rose following strong earnings from large US banks and an unexpectedly benign inflation report that weighed on the dollar. Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman S…
Dollar slides as rate hike prospects ease, oil gains moderate
The dollar slid Tuesday after a drop in US inflation dented expectations of an interest rate hike later this month. Earlier Tuesday, the market saw a roughly 40 percent probabilit…
In Trump meeting, Iraq PM says US troops to withdraw by Sept. 30
The White House supports a deadline to remove remaining American counter-ISIS troops from Iraq, but security concerns among Washington's Kurdish partners and US business firms rem…
Key witness in US probe of Turkey's Halkbank avoids prison time
By Luc CohenNEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - A key cooperating witness in the U.S. government's criminal investigation into Turkish state-run lender Halkbank's alleged role in helpin…
Sudan risks deeper hunger crisis due to war, aid cuts and Hormuz disruption, says WFP
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - Sudan risks sliding backwards into deeper hunger as conflict, aid funding cuts and rising agricultural costs driven by disruption …
Israel allocates $434 million for 34 new West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet approved a budget of 1.3 billion shekels ($434 million) for establishing 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, rig…
Trump retreats from Hormuz 20% fee plan in pivot to Gulf investment deals
The shift comes barely 24 hours after Trump declared the United States would become the "guardian" of the strategic waterway and seek compensation for protecting all cargo passing…
Trump hosts Iraqi PM Zaidi as Iran war intensifies
The pair met in the Oval Office a day after President Donald Trump pledged to reinstate a naval blockade on Iran.
Israeli fire kills 10 in Gaza, including a 10-year-old, officials say
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike and gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, and a senior Hamas police officer, in th…
