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Closure in Gaza’s rubble, uncertainty in what it changes next

The remains of 112 people, many from two extended families, were interred after months-long recovery from a 2023 Israeli strike as hostilities eased.

Published: 3 months ago

Gaza held a mass funeral on Aug. 4 for 112 people recovered last month from the rubble of a 2023 Israeli airstrike that destroyed residential build...

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Talks seek calm as battlefield lines harden in southern Lebanon

U.S. mediates Rome meetings on pilot zones and Hezbollah infrastructure through August 6.

Published: 3 months ago

Israel and Lebanon opened a seventh U.S.brokered round in Rome Aug. 4–6 to expand “pilot zones” in the south and press curbs on Hezbollah’s infrast...

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Reallocation or pullback: U.S. to shutter five posts, allies affected

The State Department has notified Congress about closures in Winnipeg, Nagoya, Medan, Douala and St George’s.

Published: 3 months ago

The U.S. State Department has notified Congress it plans to close five overseas consulates—Winnipeg in Canada, Nagoya in Japan, Medan in Indonesia,...

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Windfalls now, but is Hormuz a bottleneck or a bypassed threat?

BP, Shell, and Saudi Aramco post standout quarters on war-driven price gains.

Published: 3 months ago

Warlinked disruptions to Gulf exports have lifted benchmark prices and turbocharged oil majors’ results: BP’s quarterly profit jumped to $5.73bn, S...

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A sunken ship leaves attribution—and escalation—up in the air

An Indian commercial craft was struck in Red Sea waters off Yemen; all 14 aboard were saved and taken to Mokha as India condemns the attack and Saudi Arabia advances a 43-country plan to secure the corridor.

Published: 3 months ago

An Indianflagged commercial vessel was struck by a projectile in the Red Sea near Yemeni waters, capsized and sank; all 14 crew were rescued to Mok...

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Revoked but not expelled: leverage or line-crossing in US–Brazil ties?

Washington canceled Maria Luiza Viotti’s visa after Brasília blocked two US diplomats and stalled agrément for Trump’s nominee, tying reversal to his approval ahead of Brazil’s October vote.

Published: 3 months ago

The United States revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, citing Brasília’s refusal to admit two U.S. diplomats and it...

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Tariffs as rights tool—or a rerun of struck-down taxes?

Filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the states seek to halt 10%–12.5% duties that took effect July 24 across 60 trading partners and to recover payments already made.

Published: 3 months ago

Twentyfive U.S. states have sued in the Court of International Trade to halt and unwind new Trump administration tariffs of 10%–12.5% on goods from...

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When wildfire urgency tests air safety in Greece’s skies

The crash near Psatha/Porto Germeno came amid gale-force winds and a major western Attica operation involving nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft, with multinational crews and a formal investigation underway.

Published: 3 months ago

Two firefighting helicopters collided midair during operations west of Athens near Psatha/Porto Germeno, with video showing a rotor strike before o...

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Protest or police: the unclear target of Swat’s suicide blast

A bomber detonated outside Kabal’s police station as an anti-militancy rally gathered across the street, leaving at least 14 dead and more than 20 wounded.

Published: 3 months ago

A suicide bomber detonated near the police station in Kabal, Swat, as an antimilitant peace rally gathered across the street, killing at least 14 a...

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A fragile truce meets a border where flight offers no refuge

Fighting near Sheraro/Shererina triggers cross-border movements as Sudan reels from war, cholera and floods.

Published: 3 months ago

Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region over the weekend—reported near Sheraro/Shererina and described as the most serious since the 2022 truc...

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Paks faces five critical days: slowdown or full shutdown?

A searing heatwave has dropped Danube levels to historic lows, disrupting navigation, exposing relics, and constraining the cooling water for Hungary’s sole nuclear station.

Published: 3 months ago

A severe heatwave has driven the Danube to historic lows, disrupting cooling at Hungary’s sole nuclear plant in Paks and forcing deep curtailments ...

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Suu Kyi’s rare ICRC visit: opening move or managed optics?

Authorities publicized photos of the 81-year-old meeting the ICRC’s Myanmar representative, marking her first confirmed outside contact since the 2021 coup.

Published: 3 months ago

Myanmar’s military authorities say Aung San Suu Kyi, 81, met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, releasing photos of ...

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