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HeadlinesMoscow-Appointed Officials Say Five Dead in Ukrainian Attack on Russian-Held Luhansk Region
UN Alarmed by Reports About Possible Expansion of Israeli Gaza Operations
HeadlinesFormer Romanian President Iliescu, Who Led Free Market Transition, Dies at 95
Hezbollah Chief Says Missiles Will Fall on Israel if It Resumes War on Lebanon
Unresolved Property Issues Haunt Stalled Cyprus Peace Process
Date: August 5, 2025
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Decades-old property disputes stemming from Cyprus's unresolved division are stirring tensions on the island, threatening to derail fragile progress in United Nations-led...
Lebanon Tasks Army With Limiting Arms to State Forces in Challenge to Hezbollah
Date: August 5, 2025
By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss Hezbollah's arsenal, after Washington ramped up pressure on ministers to publicly commit to...
Taco Bell Parent Yum Brands Misses Estimates as Spending Slows, Costs Rise
Date: August 5, 2025
(Reuters) -Yum Brands missed analysts' estimates for second-quarter comparable sales and profit on Tuesday, hit by higher ingredient costs and muted demand that weighed on its businesses, including...
Woodford and His Company Face $61 Million Fines Over Fund Failure
Date: August 5, 2025
(Reuters) -Britain's financial watchdog said it would fine Neil Woodford, a former star stockpicker, and his investment firm nearly 46 million pounds ($61.08 million) over their failure to manage...
Swiss President Flies to U.S. To Win Reprieve From Trump's Tariffs
Date: August 5, 2025
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Business Minister Guy Parmelin will fly to Washington on Tuesday, the government said, to try to avoid the 39% tariffs...
Putin Doubts Potency of Trump's Ultimatum to End the War, Sources Say
Date: August 5, 2025
By Darya Korsunskaya, Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from U.S. President Donald...