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1+ day, 16+ min ago   (550+ words) Tel Aviv never stops. The city is full of movement wherever you go, especially during the hot summer months when the streets can feel almost overwhelming. Cars, scooters, construction, people rushing between appointments, and the Mediterranean heat all contribute to…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (484+ words) (Corrects headline and paragraphs 1 and 9 in August 13 story to say euro zone employment data, not inflation data, is due on Friday) By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi, Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi Aug 13 (Reuters) - European shares were muted on Thursday as investors awaited…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (62+ words) Hundreds of U.S. diplomats remain in limbo, months after they were evacuated from the Middle East, as the war with Iran drags on. Hundreds of U.S. diplomats stuck in limbo months after Middle East evacuations Hundreds of U.S. diplomats remain in limbo, months…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (287+ words) The Australian government has urged travellers planning Christmas trips to Europe to check their travel insurance as Middle East conflict risks escalate. Australian travellers are being urged to check their insurance ahead of Christmas trips to Europe amid the ongoing…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (665+ words) The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday that the attacks were acts of piracy. The attacks caused no casualties…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (716+ words) Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard during an extended deployment in the Middle East, their families say. The aircraft carrier, crewed by around 5,000 sailors and Marines, has been deployed since November 21 but more lately…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (947+ words) The US military is preparing to send the USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is nearing nine months on deployment, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. The officials said the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (943+ words) Food rationing. Broken plumbing. Moldy showers. And even sailors attempting to jump overboard. Those are some of the stark challenges being reported in recent weeks aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln — a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier carrying approximately 5,000 troops that has…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (478+ words) The United States Navy has dispatched the forward-deployed supercarrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) to the Middle East, with preparations now underway. The warship departed its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on May 23, 2026, and is currently the only aircraft carrier available that…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (834+ words) US energy secretary Chris Wright claims almost nine million barrels per day, but the companies that track vessel movements say at best, it is about half this volume. The amount of crude leaving the Middle East via the narrow chokepoint…...