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Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace deal

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By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Bo EricksonTEL AVIV/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that new strikes by Isr…

Armenia's ruling party leads parliamentary vote with 57% in early results

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YEREVAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Early results from a small number of polling stations showed Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party leading in a parliamentary election with 57.14% of t…

Iran fans dismayed by team's World Cup visa quarrel

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Iran's national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staff…

Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies

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By Eman AbouhassiraJune 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that regional governments were "not in a position to demand reparations", res…

Israeli military police investigating soldier's killing of 7-month-old Palestinian

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JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Sunday its police criminal investigation unit was investigating the killing of a Palestinian infant by an Israeli soldier i…

More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast

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Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projec…

Iran's top negotiator threatens US targets over Lebanon escalation

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DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle …

Iran launches missiles at Israel for first time since Mideast truce

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Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the …

Israel reports incoming Iranian missiles in first since Mideast war ceasefire

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Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the …

Iran threatens retaliation against US, Israel after strike on Beirut

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Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States and Israel for a fresh attack on Beirut on Sunday, further dampening hopes for a lasting peace as the Middle East war reache…

Iran threatens retaliation against US, Israel after strikes on Beirut

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Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States and Israel for fresh strikes in Beirut on Sunday, further dampening hopes for a lasting peace as the Middle East war reached…

Israel strikes south Beirut after intercepting Hezbollah launches

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Israel's military struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting apartments in two buildings, after saying it had intercepted projectiles launched by Hezbollah into Israeli t…

US says shot down Iran drones as war reaches 100th day

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The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, as the Middle East war reached its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.The mile…

Israel strikes Beirut southern suburbs after Hezbollah launches

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Israel's military struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting two apartments in two buildings, after saying it had intercepted two projectiles launched by Hezbollah into I…

Soccer-Iran's World Cup team arrive in Tijuana with US tensions high

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By Emily GreenTIJUANA, June 7 (Reuters) - Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that …

Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran's assets ahead before deal is done

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WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview with NBC News’ "Meet the Press" that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctio…

US resolution text at IAEA demands Iran open up on sites, uranium stocks

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PARIS/VIENNA, June 7 (Reuters) - A draft resolution the United States has prepared and sent to other countries on the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board ahead of a meeting this week de…

Israel kills five in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks

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By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, June 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas-led police station in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 16 others on Sunda…

More sanctions could be imposed on Israeli settlers in 'coming days', France says

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PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers could face further sanctions in coming days in protest at the escalation of illegal settlements in the West Bank and a surge in violence…

One person killed in attack in central Israel

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JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed and five others injured in a series of shootings on Sunday in central Israel near the occupied West Bank that police des…

US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war

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By Phil StewartWASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict…

Armenians vote with peace efforts and Russia in focus

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By Lucy PapachristouYEREVAN, June 7 (Reuters) - Armenians head to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal …

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

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Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists a…

Facing settler violence, Palestinian farmers race to harvest

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With pitchforks and a makeshift combine the size of a golf cart, Hamad Jazi and his nephews race under the blazing sun to collect wheat from their West Bank field.Israeli settlers…

As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

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OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.But even i…

US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says

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By David Lawder, Eman Abouhassira and Ahmed ElimamWASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding an…

France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say

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By John IrishPARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing ahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting indiv…

Soccer-Iraq World Cup striker Hussein questioned for hours at Chicago airport, source says

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By Ashraf Hamed Atta and Ahmed RasheedBAGHDAD, June 6 (Reuters) - Iraq's World Cup striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago's O'Hare airpo…

Israeli strike in Gaza kills seven people, including two women, medics say

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By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, June 6 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least seven Palestinians including two women in Gaza on Saturday, health officials said, as mediators res…

Seven-month-old Palestinian killed by Israeli military laid to rest

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HEBRON, June 6 (Reuters) - A seven-month-old Palestinian was laid to rest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday, a day after he was shot dead and his parents were injured …