Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details
By Phil Stewart and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown
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Bessent expects new US secondary sanctions weekly, aiming to increase pressure on Iran
By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is likely to unveil weekly new
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US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz,
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Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month
Iran said Monday it attacked US military targets in Jordan in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory
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US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, US official says
By Kanishka Singh and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak
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‘Opening a new chapter’: Syria reopens embassy in Libya after talks
Syrian foreign minister and Libyan PM agree to cooperation committee and reopening of diplomatic missions closed for 14 years. Published
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Kurdish families honour their dead on road to peace with Turkey
Menal Konak’s brother, Mahmut, was 18 when he left to join the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria in 2014.
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Israeli strike kills two people including a 3-year-old boy, Gaza medics say
CAIRO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central Gaza Strip
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Libya rivals agree roadmap for elections within 24 months at UN-led talks
(Refiled to add word “delegation” in AbuHamoud’s title in bullet point 5) By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, Aug 30 (Reuters) –
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Boat with around 270 people on board capsizes off North Cyprus; one dead
NICOSIA, Aug 30 (Reuters) – One person died after a boat with around 270 people on board capsized off North
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