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The International Monetary Fund has released approximately $2.3 billion for Egypt following a fresh review of the country's economic reform program, as Cairo continues its battle to avoid a full-blown debt crisis.

In a stunning display of diplomatic reassurance, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian took to the podium Thursday to deliver what may be the least surprising speech in modern history: Iran, he insists, does not want nuclear weapons.

Militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are rapidly increasing their attacks on the borderlands between Niger, Benin and Nigeria, turning remote transit corridors into active conflict zones, according to a crisis monitoring group. 

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told a private gathering on Tuesday that the administration is demanding any nuclear deal with Iran should remain in effect indefinitely, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a U.S. official and two others with knowledge of the comments

U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out a case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress, saying he would not allow what he called the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism to obtain a nuclear weapon.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump still preferred a diplomatic solution with Iran and that he hoped Iranians took that seriously in their negotiations on Thursday.

The history of L’Oréal stands as one of the most complex corporate narratives of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 

Saudi Arabia is increasing oil production and exports as part of a contingency plan in case potential U.S. military action against Iran disrupts regional supply, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Spain's hard-left Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Wednesday she would not contest the next parliamentary election, expected in 2027, in a blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who will need the support of left-wing parties to secure a majority.

The Australian government has told dependants of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, citing a deteriorating security situation in the region, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Turkey is evaluating all aspects of potential measures that may be taken in the event of a conflict between its neighbour Iran and the United States, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.