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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' of Iran negotiations
Aug 17, 2026 - World 
President Trump unleashed an expletive-laced threat toward Oman Monday, saying he would bomb the Middle East nation if it disrupts negotiations with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraqi Kurdistan president condemns Iranian strikes on prime minister's office
Aug 17, 2026 - World 
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday condemned Iranian attacks on the office of the region's prime minister and the residence of the region's security agency chief as a reckless expansion of Tehran's war with the U.S.
Trump's Iran-war oil hedge takes fire in Libya
Aug 17, 2026 - World 
The Trump administration's push to open Libyan oil as a Gulf-supply alternative during the war with Iran is on the rocks after an assassination, a central banker's move to quit, and a week of drone strikes and explosions that ran into Sunday.
Kushner sits with Netanyahu to talk Gaza after 2-hour meeting with Hamas
Aug 17, 2026 - World 
Jared Kushner, a Middle East negotiator and President Trump's son-in-law, was meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after the premier rejected the 15-point, U.S.-backed road map to move the truce deal forward in Gaza.
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week
Aug 17, 2026 - World 
Russia attacked facilities of Ukraine's Naftogaz Group 13 times over the past week and has targeted its premises almost 300 times since the start of the year, the state energy company said Monday.

