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Macron hosts Saudi crown prince for visit ranging from esports to Mideast

20+ hour, 32+ min ago   (547+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday welcomed Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman for a two-day visit, hosting him at the Esports World Cup before a second day focused on bilateral deals and the situation in the…...

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Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (296+ words) TUNIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday. Coastguard, military and…...

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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (477+ words) CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least two people, including a 4-year-old boy, and wounded seven others, Palestinian health officials said. One of the strikes hit a building in Zawayda town in…...

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Iran says new sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail

10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (563+ words) By Elwely Elwelly and Menna AlaaElDin DUBAI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,…...

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Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (218+ words) Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel said it targeted a "terrorist" in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria's foreign ministry said was a drone strike on a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus in a "blatant" violation of its territory. The…...

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Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (712+ words) By Tom Perry and Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian land, a top Syrian minister said, urging Israel to seize…...

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Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast

20+ hour, 32+ min ago   (383+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday for a two-day visit set to range from esports to the war in the Middle East. Several agreements on health, transport and energy…...

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Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (866+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to hit Iran hard economically, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week. Bessent is due to…...

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Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (735+ words) By Menna Alaa El-Din and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners…...

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Former envoys urge joint French, UK action on Palestinian territories

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (335+ words) Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. The 102 signatories of…...