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Iran seeking mechanism with Oman over Hormuz, foreign ministry spokesperson says
CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran is seeking to establish a mechanism with Oman to ensure sustainable security in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV...
May 20, 2026
US military boards, releases Iran-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military boarded Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday after suspecting it had violated a U.S. blockade, U.S. Central Com...
May 20, 2026
US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash
By Waylon Cunningham May 20 (Reuters) - Starbucks' plastic single-use cups it often serves in U.S. cafes are not as recyclable as the company claims, an environmental nonprofit group said on Wednesday...
May 20, 2026
Trump: may have to hit Iran harder - or maybe not
NEW LONDON, Connecticut, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if a deal is reached, reprising th...
May 20, 2026
Germany seeks to make defence procurement agency more agile
BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany is reorganizing its defence procurement agency to make the system more flexible and responsive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday as it moves ahead with the ove...
May 20, 2026
UK says surveillance plane dangerously intercepted by Russian jets last month
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous...
May 20, 2026
Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN, May 20 (Reuters) - A plane transporting nine West Africans deported by the Trump administration arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, part of Washington's latest deal with an...
May 20, 2026
French prosecutors probing alleged foreign interference against hard-left candidates, minister says
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are probing an alleged foreign interference campaign ahead of the March municipal elections that targeted...
May 20, 2026
Mango tycoon's heir held financial grudge, gave contradictory versions of father's death, judge says
By Joan Faus, Emma Pinedo and Charlie Devereux BARCELONA/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father and gave police and emergency servic...
May 20, 2026
Germany to invest in everyday shelters, shifting from Cold War bunkers
May 20 (Reuters) - Germany's government approved a new Civil Defense Plan on Wednesday, shifting from Cold War bunkers to everyday sites such as underground parking garages, tunnels and subway station...
May 20, 2026
