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Iran lashes out at US sanctions amid economic toll at home

By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran condemned t...

28th August, 2026

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Stocks fall while dollar, bond yields rise as Warsh prompts rate hike bets

By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON Aug 28 (Reuters) - MSCI's global equities gauge fell i...

28th August, 2026

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Oil settles lower on clues about Fed policy, rumors of Hormuz deal

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled lower on Friday, also down for the week...

28th August, 2026

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Chinese rescue team finds 'nothing but ruins' at flood-hit Himalayan border crossing

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya, Saurabh Sharma and Liz Lee NUWAKOT, Nepal, Aug 28 (Reuters) - N...

28th August, 2026

Image for Dollar jumps after Warsh comments, set for weekly gain
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Dollar jumps after Warsh comments, set for weekly gain

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar saw strong gains on Friday, puttin...

28th August, 2026

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Serbia secures further sanctions waiver for Russian-owned NIS oil firm

BELGRADE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Serbia has secured a further sanctions waiver from the United States fo...

28th August, 2026

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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for...

28th August, 2026

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German coalition parties seek tougher EU action against China, paper shows

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservative and Social Democrat parlia...

28th August, 2026

Image for UK stocks close higher after Warsh's comments
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UK stocks close higher after Warsh's comments

Aug 28 (Reuters) - UK stocks closed higher on Friday as investors digested corporate updates as well...

28th August, 2026

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Bank of England's Bailey sees 'subdued' second-round inflation effects for now

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little si...

28th August, 2026

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Kremlin expresses concern over arrests of Armenia opposition leaders

MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday Russia was greatly concerned abo...

28th August, 2026

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ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain techno...

28th August, 2026