Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-How Iran's 'golden weapon' of Hormuz became a bigger priority than its long-disputed nuclear programme
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 8 - Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the United States, and ...
Jul 08, 2026
US court says Trump name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's name must remain off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while he challeng...
Jul 08, 2026
Russia bans diesel exports to ensure domestic supply after targeted Ukrainian drone strikes
MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - Russia introduced a ban on diesel exports on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to support the domestic fuel market after systematic Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refi...
Jul 08, 2026
NATO upgrades Baltic Air Policing mission to air defence
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, July 8 (Reuters) - NATO has agreed to upgrade its decades-old Baltic air policing mission into air defence, giving pilots a wider mandate, including destroying "objects that ...
Jul 08, 2026
'The Pitt' and 'Hacks' rack up nominations for television's Emmy Awards
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 8 (Reuters) - HBO's emergency room drama "The Pitt" returned to the Emmy Awards race with a leading 25 nominations on Wednesday, and the final ...
Jul 08, 2026
Eight Iranian army members killed in U.S. attacks on southern parts of Iran
DUBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - Eight members of the Iranian army were killed in U.S. attacks on southern parts of Iran early on Wednesday, state media reported. The victims belonged to the air force and na...
Jul 08, 2026
EU plans to impose emissions costs on waste incineration plants
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters) - Waste incineration plants in Europe will have to pay for their carbon dioxide emissions under European Union plans to add the industry to the bloc's emissio...
Jul 08, 2026
Trump's Board of Peace planning pilot humanitarian zone in Gaza, official says
July 8 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Board of Peace is planning a pilot humanitarian zone for Gazans as a way to kickstart the U.S. president's stalled peace plan, regardless of whether a deal is reached...
Jul 08, 2026
Albania's PM defends €4 million Kanye West concert
TIRANA, July 8 (Reuters) - Albania's prime minister on Wednesday defended a decision to spend 4 million ($4.56 million) on a concert by U.S. rapper Kanye West, as he sought to defuse anger over the ev...
Jul 08, 2026
Ancient quasars add to a 'major unsolved problem' in astrophysics
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - A quasar - among the universe's most luminous and energetic objects - is a supermassive black hole caught in the act of guzzling matter at the heart of a ...
Jul 08, 2026
