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Trump’s Name Could Adorn Tel Aviv Hotel, Becoming a Symbol or a Target

ByDebra Kamin, Ben Protess and Steve Eder

The Trump Organization’s preliminary talks this spring about affixing its brand to a tower near a recent missile strike highlight the complexities of its international deal-making.

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Why Iran conflict has raised new questions about IAEA’s credibility

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

Despite claiming that Tehran does not have the capacity to make nuclear bombs, the IAEA may have ratcheted up tensions.

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Zelenskyy meets Trump on NATO sidelines; Putin will skip BRICS in Brazil

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

Ukrainian leader steps up diplomatic push, while his Russian counterpart will skip a summit due to ICC arrest warrant.

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Armenia arrests prominent archbishop over alleged coup plot

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a leader in protests against the PM, is accused of a plot to overthrow the government.

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Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Hamas attack in southern Gaza Strip

ByWilliam Christou in Jerusalem

Hamas militants plant bomb on Israeli military vehicle in Khan Younis, causing it to catch fireMiddle East crisis – live updatesSeven Israeli soldiers have been killed in a Hamas attack in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Wednesday…

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Iran’s Attack on a U.S. Base in Qatar Is a Nightmare Come True for Gulf States

ByVivian Nereim

The countries have long worried about being sucked into regional war as they juggle relations with Washington, their security guarantor, while seeking to improve ties with Tehran.

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Rubio Fleshes Out Trump’s Case That Iran Nuclear Capacity Was Eliminated

ByDavid E. Sanger

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. strikes had destroyed a facility that is key to turning highly enriched nuclear fuel into a working bomb. He railed against a less optimistic U.S. intelligence report.

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Trump is using “diplomacy as a ruse” to strike Iran

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

“Iran is willing to engage diplomatically, but what we’ve not seen is any good faith from the United States.”

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Why is NATO boosting defence spending and can Europe afford it?

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

In a political win for US President Donald Trump, NATO member states have endorsed a big new defence spending target.