Guy Birchall

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No Plans to Release Emergency Oil Reserves, IEA Says

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that the energy issues resulting from the conflict in the Middle East were logistics…

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Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on Tehran, Beirut, Hits Nuclear Development Facility

Israel has continued its attacks on Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.Plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following…

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US Embassy in Israel Allows Personnel to Leave Country Amid Iran Tensions

The U.S. Embassy complex in Jerusalem on Sept. 27, 2023. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty ImagesThe United States authorized nonemergency government…

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Pakistan in ‘Open War’ With Afghanistan After Airstrikes, Defense Minister Says

World NewsA Taliban spokesperson confirmed Pakistani forces carried out air strikes.The Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham on Sept. 16, 2025. Abdul…

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Rubio Says Iran Poses Grave Threat to US as 3rd Round of Nuclear Talks Begin in Geneva

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on Feb. 25, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/AFPU.S. Secretary of…

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Why Trump Wants UK to Keep the Chagos Islands: What to Know

President Donald Trump has once again urged the UK to maintain its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and not hand…

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Vance Says Iran Is Ignoring US Red Lines in Talks, Military Option Still on Table

Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. Kevin Lamarque/ReutersU.S. Vice President JD Vance said on…

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Iran Says Agreement on ‘Guiding Principles’ Reached During Geneva Talks With US

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 17, 2026. Valentin Flauraud/AFP via Getty ImagesIran said that some…

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Iran Must Make Deal Quickly or It Will Be Traumatic for Tehran, Trump Says

Iran ProtestsTrump said he had a good meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.President Donald Trump in the White House…

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At Least 7,000 Dead in Iran Protests, Activists Say

Protesters gather around burning cars while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Aghasht…

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At Least 7,000 Dead in Iran Protests, Activists Say

Protesters gather around burning cars while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Aghasht…

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Iranian President Apologizes to People Affected by Protests, Unrest

‘We are fully prepared to solve the country’s problems. But the solution is not burning or spreading false rumors,’ Pezeshkian…

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