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US issues alert to banks on IRGC efforts to evade sanctions

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Tensions over pro-Israel lobbying group highlight rifts in Democratic primaries

FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) afternoon general session in Washington March 21, 2016.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) afternoon general session in Washington March 21, 2016.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

Russian attack at Ukraine's gas production facilities kills five, officials say

Firefighters work at the site of a natural gas production facility which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine May 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Poltava region/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighters work at the site of a natural gas production facility which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine May 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Poltava region/Handout via REUTERS

Russia intensifies drone attacks on ports, Ukraine says

FILE PHOTO: Firefighters extinguish a burning cargo vessel damaged during Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a port in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 23, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa egion/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Firefighters extinguish a burning cargo vessel damaged during Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a port in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 23, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa egion/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo

Russian missile strike kills seven in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, officials say

Residents react next to a car with the body of their relative inside who was killed by a Russian missile strike in the town of Merefa, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
Residents react next to a car with the body of their relative inside who was killed by a Russian missile strike in the town of Merefa, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

Russian attack hit port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, officials say

An apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 1, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
An apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 1, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

Key US senator to call for new efforts to prevent undersea cable sabotage

Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, attends a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Bonnie Cash/Pool via REUTERS
Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, attends a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Bonnie Cash/Pool via REUTERS

Italy's Fincantieri and KAYO to work together on strengthening Albania's navy

FILE PHOTO: Albanian submarines demolished during the civil unrest in March 1997, are shown at the Pashaliman naval base in Vlore, some 170 km from Tirana, February 28, 2001. REUTERS//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Albanian submarines demolished during the civil unrest in March 1997, are shown at the Pashaliman naval base in Vlore, some 170 km from Tirana, February 28, 2001. REUTERS//File Photo

Russia attacks port infrastructure in Ukraine's south, hits hospital

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 29, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 29, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

Putin says Ukraine has intensified attacks on civilian targets in Russia

A multi-storey apartment block that local authorities say was damaged by debris from downed Ukrainian drones during an attack on the region, amid the Russia-Ukraine military conflict in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
A multi-storey apartment block that local authorities say was damaged by debris from downed Ukrainian drones during an attack on the region, amid the Russia-Ukraine military conflict in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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