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Saudi Arabia slashes growth forecasts, sees wider budget deficits
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Saudi Arabia cut its growth forecasts and raised its budget deficit…
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Iran’s response to Israel will be a choice between revenge and survival. Markets say it’s choosing survival
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country’s presidential election, in Tehran, Iran July 5, 2024. …
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Pope urges members of the Church to never cover up abuse
Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult…
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US and several allies call for 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
The US and several allies on Wednesday demanded an immediate 21-day cease-fire in the escalating fight between Israel and Hezbollah…
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OPEC is highly bullish on long-term oil demand growth. Not everyone agrees
The sun sets beyond crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah tank farm at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery…
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‘We have much more on the way, if they will continue,’ Israel’s president says as death toll from Lebanon attack tops 550
Israeli President Isaac Herzog threatened further military action against Hezbollah one day after Israel launched air strikes across Lebanon, killing…
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Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon as tensions spike
Meanwhile in Beirut, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed “just punishment” for the two-day walkie-talkie and pager attacks, which killed more…
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‘Very serious escalation’: Lebanese ministers warn of a dangerous next 48 hours after pager and device attacks
Lebanon’s leadership warned that the risk of further violence and escalation is extremely high following two days of attacks involving…
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Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm
A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut’s southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at…
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Who was al Qaeda leader and key 9/11 architect Ayman al-Zawahiri? | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death at the hands of a US drone strike brings an end…
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