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Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks, source says

Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue International News via Reuters: Iranian and U.S. technical teams working...

Southeastern Europe feels effects of heatwave, wildfires break out

There was also a warning that the heat was likely to build again from the start of next week in countries such as France...

UK mortgage approvals fall by most since December 2023, Bank of England data shows

The BoE said on Monday that 56,205 mortgages were approved last month, down from 66,034 in April International News via Reuters: British lenders approved the fewest...

London stocks dip ahead of Burnham speech

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.2% by 0949 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% International News via Reuters: UK shares inched lower on...

Venezuelans race to find survivors, foreign rescuers join search as frustration mounts

Foreign rescue teams and aid began arriving nearly two days after magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors struck about 160 km (100 miles) west of...

Israel, Lebanon sign initial agreement after US-mediated talks

Lebanese Ambassador Nada Moawad and her Israeli counterpart Yechiel Leiter signed the trilateral document with the U.S. at the State Department in Washington, providing...

Oil prices dive as more tankers move through Strait of Hormuz

Brent crude futures settled at $71.99 a barrel, down $3.27, or 4.34% International News via Reuters: Crude prices fell by more than 3% on Friday, on...

World stocks edge lower as tech selloff drags markets

On Wall Street, all three indexes were trading lower in choppy trading as losses in industrials, technology and energy offset gains in healthcare and...

UN rights chief calls for investigations into US deaths in immigration custody

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's inspector general is examining deaths of people in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody from October 2021 through...

EU defends digital tax approach, says ready to act if Trump takes measures

The European Commission said on Friday the EU and its member states have the sovereign right to regulate economic activity, responding to U.S. President...

ICC prosecutor Khan says his suspension violated procedures

Documents seen by Reuters showed that the decision by the executive bureau of the oversight body found that the prosecutor had an inappropriate ​sexual...

Trump threatens 100% tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax

Trump said the new tariff would supersede any trade deals with the United States, "whether implemented, signed or not." International News via Reuters: U.S. President Donald...
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