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Qatar steps in to mediate as Trump says US not talking to Iran

By Parisa Hafezi and Susan Heavey DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Qatar's prime minister visite...

27th August, 2026

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UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as 'terrorist' group

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday the T...

27th August, 2026

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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

By Byron Kaye, Karen Lema and Toby Sterling SYDNEY/MANILA/BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Meta's move t...

27th August, 2026

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Stock indexes gain as Nvidia boost offsets caution on Fed event

By Sinéad Carew and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN, Aug 27 (Reuters) - MSCI's global equities gauge ro...

27th August, 2026

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Trading Day: Tech on a tear, attention Fed chair

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Another bumper earnings report and outlook fr...

27th August, 2026

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Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz, top security official Rezaei says

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after m...

27th August, 2026

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Pentagon policy chief tells NATO allies U.S. wants European-led defense of continent

BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Pentagon’s policy chief told NATO members on Thursday that the alli...

27th August, 2026

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Shell has ended talks with Unimot over selling German refinery stake, Bloomberg News reports

Aug 27 (Reuters) - British oil major Shell has ended negotiations to sell its stake in Germany's Rus...

27th August, 2026

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Oil settles up 2% after Trump rejects return to Iran ceasefire deal terms

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brent crude prices settled up by 2.1% on Thursday,...

27th August, 2026

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Dollar subdued after data as focus turns to Jackson Hole

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The dollar was roughly flat on Thursday after a ro...

27th August, 2026

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Cricket-Abbas gives Pakistan slight edge as England battle back at Lord's

By Martyn Herman LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Pakistan bowler Mohammad Abbas took four wickets as his...

27th August, 2026

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Hundreds killed and more than 1,000 missing after Himalayan flood

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rescuer...

27th August, 2026