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WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believes the war with Iran would be over soon."I think it's going to end pretty…

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Oman is sending response teams to the Caroline Bezengi, an oil tanker stranded near the Hallaniyat Islands off the southern governorate of Dhofar, to limit any…

By Firas MakdesiAug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus killed two people and wounded 14 others on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, officials…

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Two people were killedin an explosion in a city on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, according to the country's health ministry.In a…

At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in a Syrian town home to Druze and Christian communities near…

ISTANBUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and several other countries on Thursday strongly condemned what they described as ongoing…

Aug 6 (Reuters) - An Iranian parliamentary committee is reviewing a preliminary bill that would bar U.S., Israeli and other "hostile" vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's semi-official…

Hundreds of unaccompanied children are at risk of abuse and exploitation as they sleep rough on the streets of Ceuta after taking part in the mass migrant entry into the…

KAMPALA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament on Thursday voted to approve the deployment of its military to the Gaza Strip, if it was needed as part of a multinational…

By Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter…