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From threats to praise, Trump keeps allies guessing at NATO summit
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra PamukANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - As they prepared for this week's NATO summit in Ankara, the leaders of America's allies wondered which Donald Trump wo…
UK's likely next PM, Andy Burnham, says he wants to put more pressure on Israel
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham, who is expected to be named as Britain's new prime minister later this month, wants to exert more pressure on the Israeli government over …
Even as ceasefire frays, Trump and Iran shy away from full war
The United States and Iran are escalating their tit-for-tat strikes, posing the biggest threat yet to their framework deal.
'Only revenge': Iran mourners defiant at Khamenei burial
Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic braved sweltering heat on Thursday to mass for the burial of supreme leader …
Hormuz traffic slumps as US, Iran trade strikes
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week…
Turkey brokers intra-Somalia talks as federal rifts test Ankara’s influence
Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland and Jubaland states reportedly declined to join the talks, as Ankara is ramping up efforts to shore up support for Somalia’s federal instit…
Strengthening El Nino likely to 'rank among largest' on record: US agency
The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US fo…
France ends Morocco’s World Cup run as last Arab and African team standing
Following the loss, no Arab or African teams remain in the tournament.
Why US strikes on Iran rail bridge signal shift in Hormuz conflict
A US missile strike on the railway bridge linking Iran to Central and East Asia suggests the White House is once again flirting with politically coercive tactics after the June ag…
New Israeli election poll puts Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu: What to know
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has now bypassed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the polls, cementing his status as Netanyahu’s main opponent.
US strikes strategic railway bridge linking Iran to China: What to know
The railway bridge also links Tehran and other southern cities to Mashhad, where large crowds are gathering for the burial ceremony on Thursday of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who brought them the World Cup
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Gazans turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up W…
Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to disman…
'Obliterated entire families': Amnesty calls for investigating Israeli strikes in Lebanon as war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon by wiping out entire families and killing children.
Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce
By Jonathan SaulLONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks e…
Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait
By Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD, July 9 (Reuters) - The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, face…
Syria regains its voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog
AMSTERDAM, July 9 (Reuters) - Member states handed back Syria's voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as "a significant …
Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift towards own long-range capability
BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a …
Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit
MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) - Belgium's prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday's NATO summit in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition…
Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf, lays slain leader to rest
By Nayera Abdallah, Tala Ramadan and Ahmed ElimamDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday followi…
Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port, officials say
By Feras DalateyDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian…
Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port
By Feras DalateyDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian…
Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf, prepares to bury slain leader
By Nayera Abdallah, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram SlatteryDUBAI/ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - Iranian armed forces targeted U.S. military infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states on Thurs…
NATO weathers another Trump storm but braces for more after Ankara summit
By Andrew Gray and Lili BayerANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - NATO has weathered another storm from Donald Trump but European members of the military alliance are bracing for more turbu…
Body of slain Iranian Supreme Leader approaches Shi'ite shrine for burial
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - The funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approached the country's holiest shrine f…
Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader in culmination of mass funeral
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Iran buries its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday at the country's holiest shrine, with his son …
How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks
By Pesha MagidSINJIL, West Bank, July 9 (Reuters) - On a cool night in June, some 15 Palestinians from the town of Sinjil in the occupied West Bank gathered on a hilltop to watch …
Analysis-Trump wants to leave the Iran war behind. That won't happen soon
By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s struggle to extricate himself from the unpopular Iran war has hit a new roadblock with the latest ex…
Soccer-Giuliani defends White house handling of Iran at World Cup
July 8 (Reuters) - The White House has defended its handling of Iran's visa restrictions during the World Cup, with top official Andrew Giuliani saying the team's decision to base…
Iran to bury Khamenei in hometown as US ramps up strikes
Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalatio…