(Reuters) -Israel said on Friday it carried out strikes in Iran, a day before talks between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. about Tehran’s escalating uranium enrichment program were set to take place in Oman. This marks the latest escalation since the war in Gaza began in 2023 and heightens fears of an all-out war …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is planning to ‘give a harsh response’ to an Israeli attack launched early on Friday against its nuclear programme, an Iranian security source told Reuters. “The response to the Israeli attack will be harsh and decisive,” the official said, adding that details of Iran’s retaliation “are being discussed at the highest levels” …
(Reuters) -Iranian state media confirmed on Friday the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami in an Israeli strike. (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Writing by Yomna Ehab; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel has begun carrying out strikes on Iran, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, adding there was no U.S. assistance or involvement in the operation. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to provide further information. (Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number two U.S. diplomat questioned the need for NATO in a post on X – which he later deleted – as the alliance prepares for an annual summit expected to be dominated by a U.S. demand for higher defense spending and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State …
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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that drones had played a major role in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development and deployment of separate drone forces within the military. “We are currently creating unmanned systems troops as a separate branch of the military and we need to ensure their …
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By Crispian Balmer and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -At least eight Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation died in an ambush, the GHF said on Thursday, blaming Hamas militants for the killings that rocked the troubled food distribution operation. A bus carrying about two dozen GHF workers was raked with gunfire on …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China and Europe next week, meeting with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang and leaders of the European Union, the government said in a statement on Friday. “China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner and a vital part of our economic story,” Luxon said. “The …
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ROME (Reuters) -Foreign ministers from large European countries said on Thursday they were ready to step up pressure on Russia, “including through further sanctions” involving the energy and banking sector, to weaken Moscow in its war with Ukraine. The meeting in Rome was attended by officials from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Britain and the …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A Russian-born founder of a cryptocurrency financial services firm avoided having to spend any further time in a U.S. prison on Thursday for participating in a wide-ranging scheme to manipulate the market for digital tokens on behalf of his company’s clients. Federal prosecutors in Boston had argued that Aleksei Andriunin, …
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