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Oil settles down 2% on weak demand outlook, hefty US crude build
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Oil settled down more than 2% on Thursday, reversin...
13th August, 2026
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Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire
TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan...
13th August, 2026
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Exclusive-Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says
By Yuliia Dysa and Daniel Flynn KYIV, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting...
13th August, 2026
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Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recentl...
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Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen
WARSAW, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Poland has arrested a Russian man who was hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrai...
13th August, 2026
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Bomb kills Russian military officer in Crimea; reports name him as defector from Ukraine
(Corrects paragraph 5 description of Sevastopol to the largest city in Russian-annexed Crimea, not t...
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Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
(Refiles Aug 12 story to fix hyperlinks in penultimate paragraph, no change to text) By Parisa Hafez...
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Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have recaptured 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russia...
12th August, 2026
Finance
Oil prices edge up as investors weigh US-Iran talks deadlock against lower demand
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday as attacks on ships...
12th August, 2026
Finance
European stocks ease from record highs as investors weigh earnings, Middle East risks
By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi Aug 12 (Reuters) - European shares pulled back from record highs...
12th August, 2026
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Syria receives first shipments at pier previously used by Russia
By Mahmoud Hassano TARTOUS PORT, Syria Aug 12 (Reuters) - Syria received its first shipments of whea...
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Russia publishes list of 224 Ukrainian POWs it says it is ready to swap amid dispute with Kyiv
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russia's human rights commissioner published on Wednesday a list of 224 U...
12th August, 2026