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Energy infrastructure emerges as war target, lifting prices

Energy infrastructure emerges as war target, lifting prices

Energy prices surged Monday as the war in the Middle East led to outages of key energy production operations and a critical waterway was essentially emptied of traffic.

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Trump warns of longer Iran war, Rubio points at Israel

Trump warns of longer Iran war, Rubio points at Israel

President Donald Trump warned Monday of a longer Iran war and refused to rule out ground troops, as his top diplomat suggested the timing of the US military operation was triggered by Israel.

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US urges to 'depart now' from Middle East: Latest developments in Iran war

US urges to 'depart now' from Middle East: Latest developments in Iran war

President Donald Trump said US strikes were the "last, best chance" to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Ecuador launches joint anti-drug operations with US

Ecuador launches joint anti-drug operations with US

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday announced the launch of joint operations with the United States to combat drug trafficking, which has caused an explosion of violence in the South American country.

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Getafe deal flat Real Madrid La Liga title race blow

Getafe deal flat Real Madrid La Liga title race blow

Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona.

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Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks mostly fall

Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks mostly fall

Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar rallied on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.

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Rubio, Hezbollah and Qatar: Latest developments in Iran war

Rubio, Hezbollah and Qatar: Latest developments in Iran war

President Donald Trump said US strikes were the "last, best chance" to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran

Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran

The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.

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'Thank you, madam president': Melania Trump leads UN Security Council as Iran war rages

'Thank you, madam president': Melania Trump leads UN Security Council as Iran war rages

First Lady Melania Trump pressed the cause of children caught in conflict as she chaired a UN Security Council meeting on Monday as the US-Israeli war against Iran raged.

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Bombing Iran, Trump has 'epic fury' but endgame undefined

Bombing Iran, Trump has 'epic fury' but endgame undefined

US President Donald Trump says he attacked Iran to eliminate a threat. How he sees the war ending is much less clear.

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