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By Ali Sawafta

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three men in raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, during which money-changing shops were searched, the Palestinian Health Ministry and Palestinian officials said.

Ayman Ahmad Mubarak, 26, Husam Imad Da’bas, 22, and Mohammed Yusif Nasrallah, 27, were killed as Israeli forces moved into the city of Tulkarm and took up positions in... (continue reading...)

DUBAI (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Thursday that militant groups that smuggle drugs and arms should be confronted.

The U.S.-allied kingdom foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage, two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the matter earlier told Reuters.

An official source told state news agency PETRA on Wednesday that the kingdom had in fact... (continue reading...)

By John O'Donnell

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska dismissed the latest U.S. sanctions on a series of companies that the U.S. Treasury said were connected to a scheme to evade sanctions and unlock frozen shares as nonsense.

"This balderdash isn’t worth the time," Deripaska said by message via a spokesperson in response a Reuters request for comment about the latest U.S. sanctions.

"While the horrific war... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Hugo Boss has struck up a multi-year design partnership with Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham, the German fashion house said on Thursday, as it seeks to boost demand for its Boss brand.

The collaboration includes collections designed and curated by David Beckham for both formal and casual menswear, the company said, with the first collection to launch in spring/summer 2025.

The German fashion house is on an... (continue reading...)

By Max Hunder

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow's forces opened a new front last week.

"The situation is difficult, the intensity is very high, there is fighting almost every ten minutes," said the mortarman, who identified himself only by his callsign, Winnie.