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Same Reuters dispatch reaches Canada, Japan, Indonesia and Grenada with only local service losses added
The US State Department notified Congress last week of plans to close posts in Winnipeg, Canada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and St. George’s, Grenada. The move is part of broader Trump administration efforts to…
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Rome Talks Resume as Lebanon Fields Big Team and Israel Draws Hezbollah Red Line
Lebanon will send a large delegation including diplomats, military officers and legal experts to the seventh round of direct talks with Israel at the…
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Equal-Stakes Jet Deal Lets UK Japan Italy Skip US Control
The UK, Italy and Japan signed a £4.6 billion contract in July 2026 for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) sixth-generation fighter, to be…
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Russia Sues Apple Over Refusal to Preinstall Domestic Apps on iPhones
Russia’s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service opened a formal case against Apple after the company failed to preinstall the state-backed Max messenger and RuStore app marketplace…
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Cuba’s blackouts now shape daily life under tightened US oil curbs
Cuba suffered its sixth nationwide blackout of 2026 on August 2 when the National Electric System collapsed completely. The state utility UNE reported the…
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Milei Frames Lula Attacks as Anti-Socialist Crusade; Brazil Counts Trade Damage
Argentine President Javier Milei again labeled Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a ‘thief’ and ‘corrupt,’ insisting his release from prison was procedural,…
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OPEC+ Seven Lift September Targets 188k b/d; Conflict Clouds Actual Supply
Seven OPEC+ members—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman—held a virtual meeting on 2 August 2026 and agreed to raise their combined…
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Iraq-Turkey pipeline deal revives Kirkuk-Ceyhan flows but exposes Ankara-Baghdad leverage gap
Iraq and Turkey signed a one-year agreement on August 1 2026 for BOTAŞ to transport up to 750,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude…
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Iran executes two convicted of Mossad spying; Israel silent, rights groups mute
Iran executed Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat on August 3, 2026, after the judiciary convicted them of sending coordinates, images and intelligence on military…
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Venezuela Calls It a Gradual Roadmap; Wires Stress Consular Flights
Venezuela and the Dominican Republic announced August 2 a gradual normalization of diplomatic and consular ties severed in 2024 after the Dominican Republic questioned…
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