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US, Saudi strike Iraq alliance in expanding war
US and Saudi forces said they struck an Iraqi militant alliance on Wednesday, as the Middle East war expands beyond its main focus in Iran to involve the Islamic republic's…
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Explainer-Who are Iraq’s Iranian-backed armed groups?
By Michael GeorgyDUBAI, July 29 - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have struck Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq, which the allies said were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi…
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Guterres plans Cyprus meeting to define way forward
NICOSIA, July 29 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he planned to convene a multi-party meeting on the division of Cyprus to define the way forward…
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Asia’s central banks are quietly writing the rules for AI finance
The global economy is entering a new era in which artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological innovation but an increasingly influential economic force. Much as the internet transformed…
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Beyond the skull: debunking the myth of the natural-born terrorist
In 1870, the Italian physician Cesare Lombroso examined the skull of a dead thief named Giuseppe Villella and decided he had found the source of criminality. Villella’s skull carried a…
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Watching American power tentatively arrive in the Philippines
OYSTER BAY, PALAWAN – When American forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011, I watched it happen from Kuwait, where I worked as a contracted security guard. The last convoy crossed…
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Israeli elections: how they work and who is in the race
By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM, July 29 (Reuters) - Israelis are due to hold a national election on October 27. It will be the first since the deadly October 7, 2023 Hamas…
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Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and had issued an international…
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BTS say they won’t submit music to the Grammy Awards
All seven members of the band post a statement online, saying they will boycott the 2027 ceremony.
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Turkey detains another opposition district mayor, others as crackdown expands
ISTANBUL, July 29 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained an opposition Istanbul district mayor and five others on Wednesday over alleged irregularities in building and occupancy permits, broadcaster NTV reported.• Latest…