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Mideast war exposing Europe's reliance on Gulf flights, airlines warn

Mideast war exposing Europe's reliance on Gulf flights, airlines warn

The war in the Middle East has exposed Europe's reliance on Gulf companies for flights to Asia, Europe's airlines said on Thursday.

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Ghalibaf: Iran's new strongman running war effort

Ghalibaf: Iran's new strongman running war effort

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the Islamic republic after the killing of its leaders.

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UN shipping body urges 'safe maritime corridor' in Gulf

UN shipping body urges 'safe maritime corridor' in Gulf

The UN's maritime body called Thursday for the creation of a safe shipping "corridor" in the Gulf to evacuate stranded vessels and seafarers, after an emergency meeting that also condemned Iran.

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Venezuelan student freed after months in US immigration custody

Venezuelan student freed after months in US immigration custody

Democrats and activists celebrated Thursday the release of a US high school student from Venezuela who spent 10 months in custody after his arrest by immigration officials enforcing President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

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Iran warns of 'zero restraint' amid heightened gas and oil attacks

Iran warns of 'zero restraint' amid heightened gas and oil attacks

Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent shock waves through energy markets Thursday as the United States said there was no deadline to end the Middle East war.

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Trump to Japan PM: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'

Trump to Japan PM: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday startled Japan's prime minister by mentioning the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, a seemingly light-hearted remark sure to elicit unease in a country now a firm US ally.

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US mulls lifting sanctions on Iranian oil at sea despite war on Tehran

US mulls lifting sanctions on Iranian oil at sea despite war on Tehran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington might lift sanctions on Iranian oil that is already being shipped, as energy prices soar due to the war in the Middle East.

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IMF raises concern over global inflation, output over Iran war

IMF raises concern over global inflation, output over Iran war

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was monitoring the impacts of the war in Iran on global inflation and output, but that no countries had so far approached it for emergency assistance related to the conflict.

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Middle East war weighs on global trade outlook: WTO

Middle East war weighs on global trade outlook: WTO

The Middle East war could weigh heavily on already slowing global trade, potentially threatening global food security, the World Trade Organization warned Thursday.

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Cunningham out for NBA Pistons with collapsed lung

Cunningham out for NBA Pistons with collapsed lung

Cade Cunningham, who has sparked the Detroit Pistons to the NBA Eastern Conference lead, will miss at least two weeks with a collapsed left lung, the team announced on Thursday.

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