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Ukraine rebels hold elections in defiance of West
World

Ukraine rebels hold elections in defiance of West

Voters in rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Sunday elected new leaders after the assassination of a top separatist as Kiev urged…
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Middle East

Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?

BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…
Qatar pays Gaza salaries to ease tensions; Israel says money’s not for Hamas
Middle East

Qatar pays Gaza salaries to ease tensions; Israel says money’s not for Hamas

  GAZA (Reuters) – A $15 million Qatari cash infusion was paid out to impoverished Palestinian civil servants in Gaza…
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Middle East

Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system

  Washington (CNN) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the…
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
Business

Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, weighed down by sanction exemptions from Washington that will allow Iran’s…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
Middle East

Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous

  TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack
Middle East

Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s telecommunications minister accused Israel on Monday of a new cyber attack on its telecommunications infrastructure, and…
Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions
Middle East

Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic “will proudly bypass sanctions” by the United States that took effect on…
Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV
Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader said on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies face opposition across the world as…
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Middle East

Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of…
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