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Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’ after US and Iran trade strikes
Speaking ahead of a Nato summit, the president says US negotiators can keep talking with the Iranians “if they want”.
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Israeli Strike Kills World Cup Screening Organizer In Gaza Just Before Kickoff
An Israeli air strike in Gaza City killed a senior Palestinian aid official who had helped organise public screenings of the World Cup, striking just before the kickoff of the Round of 16 match between Egypt and Argentina on Tuesday. The killing turned what many Palestinians had hoped would be a rare moment of celebration…
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Summer holiday bookings bounce back amid fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says
The package holiday operator Jet2 has reported a strong rebound in summer holiday bookings following the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, sending its London-listed shares up by around 10% in early trading on Wednesday. The company, which flies about 20 million passengers a year, said many customers had held off booking while they waited…
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Wish you weren’t Keir? Starmer endures awkward moment next to Trump at NATO summit – after President renewed jibes over Iran
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had an awkward encounter with US President Donald Trump at what was billed as Trump’s final NATO summit, held in Turkey. The two leaders stood silently side by side for the traditional “family photo” without appearing to exchange a word, though they were seated together during the main session and…
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Oil Jumps Over 6% To 2-Week High After Trump Says Deal With Iran ‘Over’
Oil prices surged more than 6% on Wednesday, reaching a two-week high, after US President Donald Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding to end the conflict with Iran was “over” and said he no longer wished to engage with Tehran. The comments revived fears of disruption to Middle East oil supplies, particularly through the…
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ROBERT MAGINNIS: Trump’s Ankara remarks reveal a grand strategy hiding in plain sight
In an opinion piece for Fox News, former Pentagon strategist Robert Maginnis argues that remarks made by President Donald Trump alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on the eve of a NATO summit in Ankara, reveal a coherent American “grand strategy” rather than the freewheeling exchange most commentators perceived. Maginnis contends that such strategies rarely…
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Trump labels Iran ‘a bunch of scum’, says ceasefire ‘is over’ and admits he’s been ‘lucky’ not to have been assassinated
At a NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire with Iran was “over” and branded the country’s leaders “a bunch of scum”, after the US and Iran exchanged military strikes overnight. The remarks matter because they signal a fresh escalation in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the president…
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Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’ after Iranian attacks trigger massive US response
US President Donald Trump has declared that the tentative ceasefire with Iran is “over” following an overnight US bombing campaign launched in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping. Speaking to reporters at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Trump signalled a likely collapse of weeks of diplomacy, describing Iranian officials as “scum”, “liars” and “cheats”…
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Watch: Gaza football fans watch World Cup from rubble
Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.