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Italy Orders Navy to Prepare for Possible Operation to Protect Ships in Bab Al-Mandab

Rome considers placing regional naval assets under national command as shipping security concerns persist DUBAI: Italy has instructed its Navy to prepare for a possible...

India Warns US of Economic Repercussions as Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Advances

New Delhi vows to protect energy security and trade interests amid potential impact on Russian energy imports NEW DELHI: India has conveyed to the United...

Russian Diplomatic Missions Take Measures to Ensure Security at Overseas Polling Stations

Moscow says diplomatic missions are coordinating with central authorities to facilitate voting by Russian citizens abroad MOSCOW: Russian diplomatic missions abroad are taking comprehensive measures...

Netanyahu’s bloc drops to 51 seats as Winter’s party falls short of Knesset in...

Plurality of respondents who back premier say they would favor a unity government if Oct. 27 vote ends in stalemate, while plurality of those opposed to him would want a...

TV poll shows Netanyahu-led bloc slightly ahead of opposition parties

Channel 13 survey puts pro-Netanyahu parties at 54 seats, with opposition on 52; neither bloc reaches the 61-seat threshold JERUSALEM: A new Channel 13 opinion...

OOCL Portugal Makes first Suez Canal transit as Container Traffic Rebounds

Container-ship tonnage rises 54.2% in first eight months, signaling renewed activity along the strategic waterway CAIRO: The COSCO-affiliated container vessel OOCL PORTUGAL crossed the Suez...

Trump hopes war with Iran about to end

US president says Washington and Tehran could be moving toward a peace agreement WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that the conflict with...

TRUMP-XI SUMMIT: HIGH STAKES AS US-CHINA RIVALRY ENTERS NEW PHASE

AI competition, Iran tensions, trade disputes and Taiwan expected to dominate White House talks WASHINGTON: With a US military honor guard rehearsing for the occasion...

Oil Prices Surge as Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty Fuels Supply Concerns

WTI Gains More Than 4% as Markets Brace for Potential Middle East Supply Disruptions NEW YORK: Oil prices surged sharply at Tuesday’s settlement, with both...

Swedish center-left bloc leads tight election; in surprise, far right loses ground

Ruling and opposition blocs separated by only three seat, election authority says based on votes from 6,195 of 6,312 districts; final results expected no earlier than Wednesday