Exclusive-US aims for Fourth of July to deploy Qatar-gifted jet as Air Force One
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is targeting a Fourth of July delivery for
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Middle East
Israel strikes Beirut in breach of Lebanon ceasefire
An Israeli airstrike struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, with Israel saying it targeted a Hezbollah commander, marking the first
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Trump says Iran wants to make a deal
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran wants to negotiate and make a
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France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission
By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) – France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to
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Gulf's fragile trade lifeline hangs on two eastern UAE ports
By Sarah El Safty, Federico Maccioni and Amr Alfiky FUJAIRAH, May 6 (Reuters) – At the UAE port of Fujairah,
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Lebanese PM says premature to talk of any high-level meeting with Israel
BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it is premature to talk of any high-level meeting
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French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission
France’s aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre‑position for a
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Rare shelter for displaced LGBT people in Lebanon offers safety in war
By Catherine Cartier and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) – Mohammed’s life as a gay man in conservative south
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Fragmentation looms as record number of hopefuls seek seats in Cyprus vote
NICOSIA, May 6 (Reuters) – A record number of candidates submitted bids for Cyprus’s May 24 parliamentary election on Wednesday
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Exclusive-Iran conflict may have motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intelligence report finds
By Ted Hesson, Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified
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