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World in Brief: Syria re-affirms support for Yemen

World in Brief: Syria re-affirms support for Yemen; British diplomats to leave Israel

Syria denied earlier reports it will send troops to Yemen but reaffirmed its support for Saudi Arabia in its fight against the Houthis, a Yemeni militia backed by Iran.

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

Israel Says British Consulate in East Jerusalem Has Ceased to Function and 20 Diplomats Will Leave

BBC · 4h

Most British diplomats to leave Jerusalem consulate

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What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?

Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a di...

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Israel closes British consulate in Jerusalem after Miliband’s sanctions

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UK Threatens to Send Israeli Diplomats After Israel Shuts British Embassy

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Israel downgrades U.K. consulate in East Jerusalem over settler sanctions

The consulate will become a “U.K. mission,” lacking a consulate general but still operating with a smaller staff.

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Israel to shut British consulate in East Jerusalem in retaliation over sanctions

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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

World in Brief: WHO investigates Russia plague reports

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The Economist · 18h

World in Brief: Bond sell-off eases; WHO investigates Russia plague reports

A sell-off in American government bonds abated after a $39bn auction of ten-year Treasuries saw strong demand.

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Russia Says Reports of Second Case Linked to Siberian Plague Lab Are False

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What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker's death

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The Saudi authorities said they intercepted two missiles targeting Riyadh, a day after they said Houthi strikes on airports in the kingdom killed three people. By Vivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a ...

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A hurricane could cripple US refining when the world can least afford it

The global energy system is already being pushed to the brink. A hurricane barreling down on America’s refining nerve center is the last thing that’s needed.

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France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis, a Warning to the World

French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.