ADDIS ABABA, June 28 (Reuters) – Sudan’s armed forces fired heavy artillery during clashes in a disputed eastern border region with Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official said, in the latest salvo in a long-running dispute over their shared border. On Tuesday, Sudan was able to capture Jabal Kala al-Laban, an area near the disputed border, after …
Leaders of Turkey, Finland and Sweden held talks in Madrid Sweden, Finland and Turkey sign a memorandum of goodwill Invitation to join will be made during the NATO summit Western strategic change after the Russian invasion of Ukraine MADRID/HELSINKI, June 28 (Reuters) – NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto on Finland and Sweden’s offer to …
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Iran applies to join the BRICS Russia says the West is failing Argentina also applied to join BRICS – Russia DUBAI/LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – Iran, which has the world’s second-largest gas reserves, has applied to join the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that Beijing and Moscow present as a …
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An oil tanker is docked while oil is pumped at the ship terminal of PDVSA’s Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex in Anzoategui state April 15, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Record US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran reduce oil production Consuming countries put pressure on producing nations …
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, June 27 (Reuters) – OPEC’s two main oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase oil production, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, telling him the president of the United Arab Emirates had said. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been perceived as the only two …
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June 27 (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and 251 injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank in the Jordanian port of Aqaba, officials and state media said on Monday, as authorities called on residents to shut down the windows and stay in their houses. The leak occurred after a …
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June 27 (Reuters) – Sudan accused the Ethiopian army of capturing and executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian, although a senior Ethiopian official denied any such incident took place. Skirmishes between the neighboring countries have erupted in recent years over the disputed and fertile border region of al-Fashqa. Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday …
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Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Kinder Morgan Terminal in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Record LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in a volatile session on Monday as investors awaited any moves against Russian oil …
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three-day NATO summit in Madrid; Biden will attend Turkey’s veto on Sweden and Finland’s request is a big deal NATO to agree on new defenses for the Baltic region Ukraine aid package aims for longer-term support MADRID, June 27 (Reuters) – NATO leaders will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to lift his veto on Finland …
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ISTANBUL, June 26 (Reuters) – Turkish police prevented hundreds of people from gathering for Istanbul’s annual Pride parade on Sunday and detained dozens after local authorities banned the march from taking place again this year. Thousands of people used to attend Pride marches on Istanbul’s main Istiklal avenue, but in recent years the government led …
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