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Iran plays with fire, but calculates Trump will hold back
With its defiant strikes on ships, Iran is making a paradoxical and explosively high-risk calculation -- that it can boost its long-term deterrence through actions that invite new…
US military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran, the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump declared that …
US to remove Syria from terror blacklist, in new boost to Sharaa
The United States said Wednesday it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in l…
Trump's visit a win for Turkey's Erdogan, NATO tensions aside
By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Huseyin Hayatsever and Jonathan SpicerANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - Turkey put on a red-white-and-blue air show and named a new airport building after President Do…
Analysis-Trump's visit a win for Turkey's Erdogan, NATO tensions aside
By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Huseyin Hayatsever and Jonathan SpicerANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - Turkey put on a red-white-and-blue air show and named a new airport building after President Do…
US to remove Syria from terror blacklist, in new boost to Sharaa
The United States said Wednesday it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in l…
Trump to remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list
By Gram Slattery, Bo Erickson and Steve HollandANKARA/WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that he ha…
Trump decides to remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list
By Gram Slattery, Bo Erickson and Steve HollandANKARA/WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that he ha…
As Trump declares deal 'over,' IRGC takes lead in shaping Iran's response
While President Donald Trump has declared the US-Iran memorandum over, Tehran's response suggests it is recalibrating — not abandoning — its strategy as military pressure increasi…
Exclusive-NATO's Rutte says alliance reunited at Ankara summit after Trump 'quarrel'
By Andrew GrayANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - Disputes between U.S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders showed the alliance's democratic strength and should serve as a lesson…
Trump rescinds Syria state sponsor of terrorism designation
July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress of his decision to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, a senior U.S. administration o…
Exclusive-NATO's Rutte brushes off disputes between Trump and allies
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - Disagreements between U.S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders showed the alliance's democratic strength and should serve as a lesson for Russ…
UN maritime head urges halt to Hormuz transit to protect seafarers
The head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday the 6,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf must not be put in unnecessary danger by crossing the Strait of H…
Pakistan urges all sides to uphold commitments under Islamabad MoU
July 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan urged all sides to uphold their commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, hours after U.S. P…
Democrat Rahm Emanuel tells Israel to change course or risk US alliance
By Maayan LubellTEL AVIV, July 8 (Reuters) - Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat weighing a 2028 U.S. presidential run, said on Wednesday that Israel risks jeopardizing its alliance with Was…
Trump 'undecided' on Turkey's F-35s as Congress seeks answers on S-400
Top Democratic lawmakers say the ball is in Ankara’s court on rejoining the US-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, but suggest that Turkey offshoring its Russian-made S-400 sys…
Trump says he doesn't think Iran conflict will start again
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not think a full-fledged conflict with Iran would erupt in the wake of military strikes from both s…
Armenia's Pashinyan keeps Iran close while wooing Trump, Turkey and Azerbaijan
As Yerevan pursues normalization with Turkey and Azerbaijan and backs a US-led transport corridor, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is working to reassure an increasingly assertive …
Trump cites 'tremendous unity' at NATO summit, progress on defense spending
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra PamukANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters there had been "tremendous unity" at the NATO summit in Turkey…
Analysis-How Iran's 'golden weapon' of Hormuz became a bigger priority than its long-disputed nuclear programme
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, July 8 - Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the…
Trump unexpectedly switches back to old Air Force One, sidelining Qatari jet
By Mike StoneWASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will fly from Turkey to Britain on an older Air Force One aircraft, an unexpected switch th…
Russia bans diesel exports to ensure domestic supply after targeted Ukrainian drone strikes
MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - Russia introduced a ban on diesel exports on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to support the domestic fuel market after systematic Ukrainian dron…
Israeli fire kills nine people, including two children, in Gaza, medics say
July 8 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including two children, aged 10 and 6, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials there …
Trump's Board of Peace planning pilot humanitarian zone in Gaza, official says
July 8 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot humanitarian zone for Gazans as a way to kickstart the U.S. president's stalled peace plan, regardless of whet…
Israeli fire kills seven people, including two children, in Gaza, medics say
July 8 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least seven Palestinians, including two children, aged 10 and 6, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, health officials there…
Trump says he thinks Israel will withdraw troops from southern Lebanon
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he thought Israel would withdraw troops from southern Lebanon because it wanted to take that step, de…
IMF cuts 2026 world growth forecast, flags risks from new Mideast fighting
The IMF cut its 2026 global growth projection again Wednesday, flagging "uncertainty and risks" to the economic outlook as fighting reignited in the Middle East. "Developments ove…
US to drop Syria from terror blacklist
The terrorism label remained a key obstacle to Syria's postwar reconstruction.
Trump says US poised to drop Syria from terror blacklist
The terrorism label remains a key obstacle to Syria's postwar reconstruction.
Israeli jails a 'graveyard,' says freed Palestinian journalist
A Palestinian journalist said Israeli prisons have become a "graveyard" for the living, following a dramatic decline in his health after being released earlier this year. In late …