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By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters. The message, delivered last month, highlights Iran’s continued direct involvement in the ground fighting in southern Lebanon and its readiness to retaliate against […]

OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Norway has seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz over Moscow’s seizure of its assets when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, officials said late on Wednesday. The vessel, the Professor Molchanov, was seized off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard, according to Covington, […]

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Mongolia, Russia’s long-term trading partner, is feeling the pinch of fuel shortages in its neighbour, the dominant supplier of gasoline and diesel, a Mongolian official told Reuters.   Media and Reuters witnesses reported long queues at petrol stations across the nation, which put curbs on sales of the fuel last month. The gasoline and diesel shortages have spilled over from Russia, where Ukrainian drone attacks […]

By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – Thomas Saggese hit a home run and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with an infield single as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Leo Bernal added a homer, his first after making his major league debut on Tuesday, and the Cardinals (70-70) won for just the […]

ISTANBUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities continued searching on Thursday for 10 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision with another vessel, state-owned Anadolu Agency reported. Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul on Wednesday. Authorities said one of the ships, carrying 10 crew members, is believed to have sunk within about 11 minutes of […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski’s worst start of the season was just a minor inconvenience for the rolling Milwaukee Brewers. Misiorowski struggled in hot and humid conditions on Wednesday night, surrendering five runs and five hits in four innings against the Chicago Cubs. But Milwaukee rallied for a 9-5 victory at Wrigley Field. “He’s going to learn a lesson from this,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “He didn’t command his […]

KOROR, Palau (AP) — When stormy seas batter Melekeok state on Palau’s biggest island, the Pacific Ocean floods right into people’s homes. “We keep telling the legislature we need to move inward,” said Bol Sebalt, 43, who was born and raised on the low-lying beachfront. “But because of a shortage of funding we cannot.” The fate of Melekeok, a chiefdom of 300 people, is echoed by stories from many island […]

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Thursday dismissed appeals brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested during anti-government protests in 2019. Cardinal Joseph Zen, a retired bishop and vocal advocate for democracy in the city, was a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which helped pay medical […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Oil prices slipped Thursday after recent gains, with Brent crude trading near $95 a barrel, while Asian shares advanced. U.S. futures edged higher. Renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher earlier in the week. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he doesn’t expect the U.S. bombing campaign to last “much longer.” Brent crude, the international standard, fell 0.4% to $95.26 per […]