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Trump says Gulf leaders' input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.The U.S. president added that a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out “the biggest attack since World War II” on Sunday. But he decided to scrap the plan and give diplomacy more time to play out after hearing from key Gulf leaders — including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — as well as at the request of unnamed Iranian officials.
Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid as concerns rise over foreign interference
SAO PAULO (AP) — What is very likely to be the last reelection bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers' Party as the 80-year-old leader faces increasing pressure from foreign leaders ahead of October's elections. It will be his seventh race for the top job.Lula's rival, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, has enjoyed open support from members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Argentina's President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Brazil's president said in his party convention speech... Read More
Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but residents were still rattled by the events of the week.Most of the 60,000 migrants who swam, scrambled and later charged into the tiny Spanish exclave in North Africa this week had walked back to Morocco by Sunday, but some stayed on in the hills surrounding the city. Spanish authorities continued searching for bodies in the waters near the stretch of urban beach that tens of thousand of migrants had breached days earlier.
Shops in Ceuta reopened, and the usual blend of residents and... Read More
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.The remarks by Doron Spielman, spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, were some of the first public comments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement.
Spielman told The Associated Press that Israel's intelligence assessment is that Hamas remains... Read More
Trump frequently announces he's halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.It was the latest in a pattern of announcements the U.S. president has made to first threaten massive strikes and then later call them off. The abrupt shifts have been a defining feature of the five-month conflict that has sent prices of oil and basic goods soaring — and the announcements to date have been upended by renewed attacks days or even hours... Read More
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More- Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory
- In Ceuta, some migrants cling to hopes of someday reaching mainland Spain
- 2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europeâs wildfire emergency rages
- Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
- Europeâs wildfire crisis eases in west as danger shifts east to Greece
Middle East
- Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war
- Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
- White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
- Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain
- Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East


