NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michael Fuchs, director at the Open Society Foundation and a former State Department official, about President Trump's threat to bomb Oman, an ally of the U.S.
Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrender Business live – latest updates Oil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight. Iran said on Monday that it would take a more aggressive stance if talks with the US failed, while Donald T…
Jared Kushner's Gaza ceasefire shuttle diplomacy remains deadlocked after he met Hamas leaders in Egypt and then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem; the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting ended without breakthrough or firm commitment to the U.S. plan, with Netanyahu maintaining that Israeli troops will not withdraw until Hamas first disarms.
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Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrender Business live – latest updates Oil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight. Iran said on Monday that it would take a more aggressive stance if talks with the US failed, while Donald T…
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church. The assault occurred during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud and killed nine people, according to the newest report; an earlier account put the death toll at eight. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. Jordan's director of public security described the assailants as Islamic extremists, but no group has been named.
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
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