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Israel strikes south Lebanon after holding off Beirut attack
By Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 2 (Reuters) - Israel kept up strikes on sou...
2nd June, 2026
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UK's FTSE 100 rises on mining boost; focus on Middle East peace moves
June 2 (Reuters) - UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 climbed on Tuesday, boosted by mining-linked stocks as pr...
2nd June, 2026
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MSC says vessel hit by projectiles in Iraq's Umm Qasr port on Monday, crew safe
ROME, June 2 (Reuters) - MSC, the world's largest shipping group, said on Tuesday its Sariska V vess...
2nd June, 2026
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Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says
BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon's embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbol...
1st June, 2026
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Exclusive-Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace
By Feras Dalatey and Joanna Plucinska DUBAI/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Syria recorded nearly 12,000...
1st June, 2026
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Lebanon crusader castle seized by Israel a symbol of bloody history
By Angus McDowall and Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - The medieval Beaufort Castl...
1st June, 2026
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US pushes Lebanon and Israel on new ceasefire plan, official says
May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Josep...
1st June, 2026
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Oil prices rise more than 2% as Israel moves further into Lebanon
BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 2% in early trading on Monday after Israel ord...
31st May, 2026
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Israeli strike kills at least two at Gaza seaport cafe, medics say
CAIRO, May 31 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 12 on Su...
31st May, 2026
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Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah
JERUSALEM, May 31 (Reuters) - Israeli troops have seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and its st...
31st May, 2026
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Hamas calls Netanyahu's plan to expand control in Gaza a dangerous escalation
By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Haseeb Alwazeer and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Hamas sai...
29th May, 2026
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Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent
By Andreea Popescu and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sa...
28th May, 2026