DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in ​efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are already under way._x000D_ _x000D_ Benchmark Brent crude fell more than 5% ‌after the comments from Qatar, extending Monday’s steep losses on hopes… Continue reading Qatar says mediators make progress in efforts to end US-Iran war
(Reuters) – Russian strikes ​around Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv killed fourteen people, injured 27 and ‌damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on the Telegram messaging app._x000D_ _x000D_ Air raid alerts lasted for more than an hour across the capital of 3 million, where the military administration said ​seven sites were pummelled in an assault… Continue reading Russian strikes in Kyiv region kill 14, damage warehouses, responders say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over U.S. Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan’s ​Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, though the outcome of a race viewed as a major test of the Democratic Party’s future ‌remained uncertain._x000D_ _x000D_ With 42% of the estimated vote counted, CNN showed El-Sayed leading Stevens… Continue reading El-Sayed holds narrow Michigan primary lead in test for US Democrats
TAIPEI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Taiwan began major military drills on Wednesday to test commanders’ ability to ​fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, senior ‌Taiwan officials said._x000D_ _x000D_ The 10-day annual Han Kuang exercise began early in the morning after an underground command… Continue reading Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility
LONDON (Reuters) – A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, ​an official at Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said._x000D_ _x000D_ Ukraine is very short of high-end air defences and Russia has tried to exploit this by ‌using… Continue reading North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says
According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, work in some mines has been temporarily halted until new mining rules and regulations are developed following complaints of illegal mining and mine seizure._x000D_ _x000D_ According to Afghan media, an earlier order by the Taliban’s supreme leader to stop illegal mining directly threatened the economic interests of some local… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Taliban government suspends mining in Badakhshan amid rising tensions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three crew members were seriously injured after a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship was hit in a drone attack near Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Turkey’s maritime authority said late on â Monday._x000D_ _x000D_ The Nadezhda was sailing from Novorossiysk to Turkey’s northern Samsun port on Monday when it came under attack about 20… Continue reading Three crew injured as cargo ship hit by drone attack near Russia’s Novorossiysk
Washington: US President Donald Trump has once again threatened that negotiations are ongoing, I want to give Iran one last chance before destructive action, if there is no deal, it will face destruction._x000D_ _x000D_ Speaking to reporters at the White House, US President Trump said that we are currently negotiating with Iran, and this is… Continue reading Negotiations are ongoing, I want to give Iran one last chance before destructive action, President Trump
(Reuters) – Spain said on Friday it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily._x000D_ _x000D_ The Spanish government’s representative in Ceuta said 57 bodies had been recovered… Continue reading Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush
If more warships are not provided, the US will have to choose between defending the US or Israel: US general warns_x000D_ According to the US newspaper, the most senior US general stationed in Europe has warned the Pentagon that they do not have the naval resources needed to protect Israel from ballistic missile attacks._x000D_ _x000D_… Continue reading We do not have the naval resources needed to protect Israel from ballistic missile attacks, US general
