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Oil rose sharply amid renewed tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces using ballistic missiles.
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The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.
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People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say
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The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to trip him up and use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.
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;Resize=(620)) Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan.
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After several days of a lull in the direct conflict, a flare up in tensions left investors concerned about the continued flow of energy from the region.
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At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.
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;Resize=(620)) Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
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Firefighters have contained vast fires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain's prime minister said the next 12 hours would be "decisive."
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Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations in the Gironde region.
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The Carney government's agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe's dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.
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The peculiar dynamic is playing out in Texas, where the fate of the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, will help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
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Gale-force winds have whipped up the flames prompting the evacuation of several villages on the island, as parts of the continent also continue to tackle fires.
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Police are reviewing four unexplained deaths at a homeless shelter where James Desborough stayed.
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The popular singer-songwriter won, with Markéta Irglová, an Oscar for the song "Falling Slowly" from the film "Once."
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Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground.
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The Swiss banking gian reported pre-tax profits of $3.6 billion for the quarter, as CEO Sergio Ermotti warned of geopolitical volatility ahead.
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The Iran war set off resurgent inflation amid on-again, off-again fighting.
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Parks are parched and reservoirs diminished as drought is declared in more than half of England.
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UEFA - European soccer's governing body - accused FIFA of "crossing a line" and said the tournament is not its to sell.
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The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
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BBC Sport explores why Fifa president Gianni Infantino feels powerful enough to sell off stakes in the World Cup - and what the consequences could be.
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Working-class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change.
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There are reports of at least one fatality after the 7.1-magnitude quake on the island of Kyushu. Nearly 50,000 homes were left without power.
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Crews are still battling fires that broke out last week and have devastated nearly 200,000 acres across the country. Now Spain is bracing itself as temperatures are expected to rise again to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting on Wednesday.
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The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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People in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any generation in almost half a century, according to analysis for the BBC.
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Democratic Party officials have approved a new calendar that puts South Carolina at the head of the line. Black and Latino voters will gain new clout.
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The kingdom is being dragged deeper into the wider regional conflict as it faces attacks from Iraq and Yemen.
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