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Qatar LNG explosion triggers major rescue effort

Qatar

Qatar LNG explosion triggers major rescue effort

Fifty-four people have been injured while 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar's core liquefied natural gas processing site of Ras Laffan on Sunday, authorities said.

Qatar keeps gas flowing through Hormuz

Qatar

Qatar keeps gas flowing through Hormuz

Four liquefied natural gas tankers controlled by Qatar were heading into the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, despite a fall in ship traffic after Iran announced that it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed.

This man is dangerous

Iran

This man is dangerous

US Vice President JD Vance expressed hope Sunday for "a new chapter" in relations with Iran as talks opened in Switzerland to finalise a memorandum of understanding already showing cracks just four days after its signing, strained by continued fighting in Lebanon and a fresh warning from Donald Trump that Tehran must prevent Hezbollah from "causing trouble."

Erdogan orders talks on reopening orthodox seminary

Turkey

Erdogan orders talks on reopening orthodox seminary

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox Christian seminary near Istanbul, an issue raised by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit Ankara next month for a NATO summit.

Israeli forces authorized to respond to threats

Israel

Israeli forces authorized to respond to threats

Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday, adding troops remained in position in what Israel refers to as a security zone.

Vance in Switzerland, Trump warns Iran

Iran

Vance in Switzerland, Trump warns Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to restart war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal, overshadowed by Tehran's announcement it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump Links Iran Deal to Hezbollah Restraint

Hezbollah

Trump Links Iran Deal to Hezbollah Restraint

President Donald Trump on Sunday posted that the U.S. will resume attacks on Iran unless the Iranians can keep their Hezbollah allies in Lebanon from causing violence. 

Talks begin in Switzerland

Iran

Talks begin in Switzerland

Peace talks led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf were set to begin on Sunday morning at a Swiss mountaintop resort as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran's claim that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.  

Two Syrian soldiers killed in IS attack

Syria

Two Syrian soldiers killed in IS attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack near the city of Manbij in Syria's northeastern Aleppo province that the Syrian Defence Ministry said killed two soldiers.

Iran's negotiators head to Switzerland

Iran

Iran's negotiators head to Switzerland

A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks with the United States, Iranian state media reported, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance indicated he would set off soon for meetings that Pakistan said will begin on Sunday.

Trump's surrender: How a President forgot his own country's dead

Iran

Trump's surrender: How a President forgot his own country's dead

There are mistakes, and then there are betrayals dressed up as diplomacy. Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran - one that folds Lebanon into a ceasefire framework between Israel and Hezbollah - belongs firmly in the second category.

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