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Image for Exclusive-Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say
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Exclusive-Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say

July 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three s...

9th July, 2026

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Merz says Germany agreed to acquire US Tomahawk missiles

BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany has agreed with the U.S. government to acquire Tomahawk cruise mi...

9th July, 2026

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How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks

By Pesha Magid SINJIL, West Bank, July 9 (Reuters) - On a cool night in June, some 15 Palestinians f...

9th July, 2026

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Oil rises after US launches fresh strikes against Iran

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. l...

9th July, 2026

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Analysis-Trump wants to leave the Iran war behind. That won't happen soon

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s struggle to extricat...

8th July, 2026

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Russia denounces NATO summit decisions on aid for Ukraine, defence

July 8 (Reuters) - Russia denounced NATO's decisions at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying they...

8th July, 2026

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Oil rises more than a dollar per barrel as US launches fresh strikes against Iran

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel in post-sett...

8th July, 2026

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Trading Day: War on, risk-off: Stocks drop, crude jumps as Trump calls Iran peace deal 'over'

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow followed their global counterpa...

8th July, 2026

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US military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran, the U.S. Centr...

8th July, 2026

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Russian attack kills four in Ukraine port of Odesa, official says

July 8 (Reuters) - A Russian attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday killed four pe...

8th July, 2026

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Greenlanders reject Trump's renewed push for control of island

(This story contains strong language, in paragraph 8) By Tim Barsoe NUUK, July 8 (Reuters) - Greenla...

8th July, 2026

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China gave little notice, detail to US before July 6 missile test, State Dept official says

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - China only gave the United States a few hours notice on July 6 that i...

8th July, 2026