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Emirates mining company challenges Guinea licence withdrawal

Emirates mining company challenges Guinea licence withdrawal

Mining company Axis International said Monday it was seeking World Bank arbitration against Guinea for withdrawing its right to operate a major...

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Agence France-Presse

Tehran shopkeepers shut stores over economic conditions

Tehran shopkeepers shut stores over economic conditions

Some shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores for the second day in a row Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran's...

yesterday 20

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Agence France-Presse

Australian LNG deal marks latest step in Turkey's energy diversification push

Australian LNG deal marks latest step in Turkey's energy diversification push

Although Turkey does not have abundant oil and gas resources, Ankara wants to position itself as a regional gas hub linking Europe and Asia.

yesterday 9

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Jack Dutton

Iraq parliament elects new speaker

Iraq parliament elects new speaker

Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that...

yesterday 4

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Agence France-Presse

Aid workers find little life in Sudan's al-Fashir after paramilitary takeover

Aid workers find little life in Sudan's al-Fashir after paramilitary takeover

By Nafisa Eltahir Dec 29 - International aid staff who accessed Sudan's al-Fashir for the first time since its takeover by a paramilitary force...

yesterday 10

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By Nafisa Eltahir

Somalia’s president heads to Turkey as Israel’s Somaliland recognition rattles region

Somalia’s president heads to Turkey as Israel’s Somaliland recognition rattles region

The Somali leader’s visit comes amid a heightened Turkish-Israeli rivalry, fueled by Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, in the region and beyond.

yesterday 3

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Ezgi Akin

Turkey eyes offshore energy pact with Syria in 2026 amid East Med isolation

Turkey eyes offshore energy pact with Syria in 2026 amid East Med isolation

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has offered up details on a deal with Syria that could unsettle regional rivals in the gas-rich Eastern...

yesterday 3

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Samuel Wendel

Egyptian activist sorry for violent posts after UK uproar

Egyptian activist sorry for violent posts after UK uproar

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Monday ordered an urgent review into what she said were "serious information failures" in the case of a...

yesterday 2

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By Peter Hutchison

Hamas confirms deaths this year of armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida and Gaza chief Sinwar

Hamas confirms deaths this year of armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida and Gaza chief Sinwar

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Hamas confirmed on Monday that its armed wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, and then Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar were killed in the...

yesterday 3

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Khaled Abdullah

India's navy sails back to the future with historic voyage

India's navy sails back to the future with historic voyage

India's navy boasts aircraft carriers, submarines, warships and frontline vessels of steel as it spreads its maritime power worldwide. But none of...

yesterday 3

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By Peter Martell

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran

US President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it fails to disarm in Gaza, as he presented a...

yesterday 2

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By Jim Watson With Danny Kemp In Washington

Egyptian activist sorry for 'hurtful' posts after UK uproar

Egyptian activist sorry for 'hurtful' posts after UK uproar

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Monday ordered an urgent review into what she said were "serious information failures" in the case of a...

yesterday 1

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By Peter Hutchison

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for crucial Gaza talks

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for crucial Gaza talks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it fails to disarm in Gaza, as he presented a...

yesterday 1

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By Jim Watson With Danny Kemp In Washington

Trump, Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan

Trump, Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan

JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to push for progress in the stalled ceasefire in Gaza when he meets...

yesterday 1

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By Maayan Lubell And Andrea Shalal

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed by Reuters and opens criminal investigation

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed by Reuters and opens criminal investigation

Dec 29 - Syria’s government has ordered soldiers to guard a mass grave created to conceal atrocities under Bashar al-Assad and has opened a...

yesterday 1

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By Feras Dalatey

Seven Turkish police wounded in clash with Islamic State militants

Seven Turkish police wounded in clash with Islamic State militants

By Umit Bektas YALOVA, Turkey, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Seven Turkish police officers were wounded in a clash with suspected Islamic State militants in...

yesterday 1

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By Umit Bektas

'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans

'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans

It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi's tent in southern Gaza to flood,...

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Agence France-Presse

Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say

Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say

By Karam al-Masri LATAKIA, Syria Dec 28 - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralledinto...

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By Karam Al-Masri

Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight...

previous day 3

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By Ammar Karim

Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland...

saturday 3

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Agence France-Presse

Somalia denounces Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia denounces Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland...

saturday 3

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Agence France-Presse

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based...

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Remo Casilli

Saudi-led coalition warns of intervention against Yemen separatists

Saudi-led coalition warns of intervention against Yemen separatists

The Saudi-led coalition warned Saturday it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as Riyadh urged them...

saturday 1

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Saudi-led coalition demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

Saudi-led coalition demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

The Saudi-led coalition warned Saturday it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as Riyadh urged them...

saturday 1

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

The Saudi-led coalition warned Saturday it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as Riyadh urged them...

saturday 1

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By Haitham El-Tabei

Netanyahu to meet Trump in US on Monday

Netanyahu to meet Trump in US on Monday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, an Israeli official told AFP, in what is...

saturday 3

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By Alice Chancellor

Israel recognises Somaliland, Somalia's breakaway region, as independent state

Israel recognises Somaliland, Somalia's breakaway region, as independent state

(Fixes spelling in "breakaway" in headline) Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israel has recognised Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as an "independent...

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Adam Lucente

As UAE-Saudi rivalry heats up, Yemen’s STC accuses Riyadh of airstrikes

As UAE-Saudi rivalry heats up, Yemen’s STC accuses Riyadh of airstrikes

The incident followed Saudi Arabia criticizing the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council’s military offensive, which has sent shockwaves...

26.12.2025 5

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Adam Lucente

Two dead in Palestinian attack in Israel, Israeli authorities say

Two dead in Palestinian attack in Israel, Israeli authorities say

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A Palestinian assailant ran over a man and stabbed a woman and killed them both in northern Israel on Friday, Israeli...

26.12.2025 4

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Adam Lucente

Eyeing Turkey, Netanyahu boosts Greece, Cyprus ties ahead of US visit

Eyeing Turkey, Netanyahu boosts Greece, Cyprus ties ahead of US visit

Worried about the increasing empowerment of Turkey across the Middle East, Israel is making a show of neighborhood strength with Greece and Cyprus.

26.12.2025 6

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Ben Caspit

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills eight

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills eight

DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on...

26.12.2025 20

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Ali Ahmed Al-Najjar

Israeli reservist rams vehicle into Palestinian man praying in West Bank

Israeli reservist rams vehicle into Palestinian man praying in West Bank

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - An Israeli reservist soldier rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man as he prayed on a roadside in the occupied...

26.12.2025 10

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Raneen Sawafta

Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland in slight to Turkey

Israel becomes first country to recognize Somaliland in slight to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized Somaliland on Friday, making Israel the first country to do so and prompting a strong rebuke...

26.12.2025 1

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Adam Lucente , Ezgi Akin

'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor

'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor

Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it...

25.12.2025 2

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By Fulya Ozerkan

Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

Saint Peter's, one of the world's oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in...

25.12.2025 2

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By Anne Chaon

Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting

Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting

By Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror...

25.12.2025 2

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By Cordelia Hsu

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an...

25.12.2025 10

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By Joshua Mcelwee