Iran renews nuclear pact ultimatum amid tensions with US
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Iran renews nuclear pact ultimatum amid tensions with US

DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Iran will continue scaling back compliance with a nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show…
Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas
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Iraqi Shi’ite groups deepen control in strategic Sunni areas

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The only sign that Sunni-majority Mosul’s newest and busiest marketplace is in Shi’ite Muslim hands is…
Iran supreme leader says he has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons
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Iran supreme leader says he has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons

TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was…
Britain “deeply concerned” about reports of explosions on vessels in Gulf of Oman
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Britain “deeply concerned” about reports of explosions on vessels in Gulf of Oman

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it was deeply concerned by reports of explosions and fires on vessels in…
Iran’s Zarif calls oil tanker incidents “suspicious”, wants regional talks
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Iran’s Zarif calls oil tanker incidents “suspicious”, wants regional talks

LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said two oil tanker incidents in the Gulf of Oman on…
Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference
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Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians urged Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday to reconsider their attendance at a U.S.-led conference…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
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Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’
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Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong retailer Alan Li shut up shop on Wednesday, joining about 100 businesses and numerous…
Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy
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Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy

SEOUL (Reuters) – A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time,…
US says Iran is in breach of nuclear deal but repeats offer of talks
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US says Iran is in breach of nuclear deal but repeats offer of talks

VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that Iran’s work with advanced centrifuges is a breach of the…
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