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Major Gulf fighting resumes as US and Saudi strike Iran’s allies in Iraq

Iran, for its part, rejected an Omani proposal to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz and said it had fired on ships in the...

UK consumer lending rises at fastest pace since July 2018, BoE says

Net consumer lending rose by £1.807 billion ($2.40 billion) on the month, up from a £1.723 billion rise in May and above economists' median...

Stocks muted as investors count down to Fed verdict, tech earnings

Expectations have become so lofty that even a sixfold jump in SK Hynix's quarterly profit fell short, leading to a 9.61% drop in shares International...

UK PM Burnham to set out first steps on social care in speech

Burnham became prime minister last week, and has enjoyed a bounce in the governing Labour Party's poll ratings after announcing steps to reduce the...

Thousands protest in eastern Congo over any presidential third term

Congo's parliament in June approved a bill that would allow constitutional changes to be submitted to a referendum, a move that critics say could...

Trump’s irritation with Netanyahu highlights strains as leaders meet

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced irritation with Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their White House meeting on Tuesday International News via Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump voiced...

Oil prices fall 5% to two-week low on hopes for US-Iran conflict easing

Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it,...

Market warning signals flare again as tech, inflation fears intensify

A pause in attacks in the Gulf has brought some relief as oil pulls back from the $100 mark, but it remains elevated enough...

White phosphorus leaks at US air base in South Korea, Seoul says

No casualties were reported and the evacuation notice for residents was lifted after about half an hour, as South Korean fire authorities and U.S....

UN says human trafficking into Asian scam centres is surging

Huge scam centres employing as many as 300,000 workers across Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have emerged to deploy online schemes to defraud often older...

Google rivals line up seeking damages after record $1 billion EU fine

Having already absorbed billions of dollars in EU fines since 2017, Alphabet's search giant is now facing lawsuits from smaller rivals across Europe International News...

Southern, central China brace for flood risk after typhoon

Torrential rain, fuelled by the effects of the southern monsoon, is expected through Thursday in Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan and Guangxi, according...
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