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UAE countering Iranian air attack after Trump says ceasefire still in effect
By Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. ally the United Arab Emirates...
8th May, 2026
Geopolitics
Finance
Dollar firms as US-Iran hostilities flare, yen steadied by intervention risk
By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - The dollar started Friday's Asian session on a firm footi...
8th May, 2026
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More than 50 Moscow-bound drones intercepted by Russia, mayor says
May 8 (Reuters) - Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow...
7th May, 2026
Finance
Oil jumps and stock futures slip on renewed US-Iran fighting
SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil rose and U.S. stock futures slipped in early trade on Friday, after...
7th May, 2026
Headlines
Trump says 'great damage' done to Iranian attackers after US Navy destroyers came under fire
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers tra...
7th May, 2026
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Russian Foreign Ministry says it summoned Armenia's envoy over Zelenskiy's comments on war commemoration
MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it summoned the Armenian amb...
7th May, 2026
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Iran's state broadcaster says 'enemy units' came under missile fire after US attack on Iranian oil tanker
May 7 (Reuters) - Iran's state broadcaster, citing an unnamed military official, said on Thursday th...
7th May, 2026
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US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia
May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution dema...
7th May, 2026
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Zelenskiy says Russian war commemoration ceasefire shows 'strange and inappropriate' logic
May 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia's proclamatio...
7th May, 2026
Headlines
Explainer-Can Trump pull thousands of US troops out of Germany?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced that he will wit...
7th May, 2026
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Explainer-What's included in talks to end the Iran war and reopen Hormuz?
LONDON, May 7 - With the standoff over the frozen Iran war threatening a global economic meltdown, W...
7th May, 2026
Headlines
Russia continues to violate Kyiv-proposed ceasefire, Zelenskiy says
May 7 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia continued to flout a Kyiv-proposed cease...
7th May, 2026