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Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

1+ hour ago  (671+ words) By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/WEST PALM BEACH, May 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U. S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U. S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on…...

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UK PM says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (374+ words) Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview broadcast on Saturday that banning some pro-Palestinian marches could be justified, especially when they call for the intifada to spread. Labour leader Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate…...

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Israel quizzes two Gaza flotilla activists, angering Spain

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (601+ words) Two activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, arrested off the coast of Greece, have been brought to Israel for questioning, a move Spain has condemned as "illegal". The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy…...

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Senior Iranian officer says he expects renewed war with US

11+ hour, 26+ min ago  (662+ words) A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting with the US was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with an Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the new draft to mediator Pakistan on…...

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Israel says two Gaza flotilla activists brought in for questioning

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (566+ words) Two activists who participated in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have been brought to Israel for questioning, the foreign ministry said Saturday, after the vessels were intercepted by Israeli forces. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from ports…...

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Iran military official says renewed war with US 'likely"

11+ hour, 26+ min ago  (695+ words) A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting with the US was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with an Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the new draft to mediator Pakistan on…...

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UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (325+ words) LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government could ban pro-Palestinian marches in some circumstances because of the "cumulative effect" the demonstrations had on the Jewish community after two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday....

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War in the Middle East: latest developments

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (394+ words) - US Navy 'acting like pirates' - President Donald Trump said the US Navy was acting "like pirates" as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports. "We're like pirates," he added to cheers from…...

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Analysis-Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

14+ hour ago  (1282+ words) WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even…...

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Netanyahu slams 'extremist' Israeli West Bank settlers - AL-MONITOR: The Middle East's leading independent news source since 2012

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (358+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed he would deal with the violent "handful of extremists" among Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, following clashes and another attack on Monday. Homes and vehicles in a Palestinian village were torched on…...